Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-909
Sponsor: Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]
Introduced: 2005-02-17 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Commerce
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Containerization
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of Transportation
Economics and Public Finance
Emergency Management
Emergency medicine
Environmental Protection
Executive reorganization
Federal aid to research
Fire fighters
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Law enforcement officers
Packaging
Paramedical personnel
Performance measurement
Police
Railroad safety
Research grants
Risk
Science, Technology, Communications
Security measures
Traffic accidents and safety
Transportation of hazardous substances
Transportation research

Summary:
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: 
Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to obligate for each fiscal year certain hazardous materials transportation funds to develop and administer a hazardous materials cooperative research program. Directs the Secretary to establish an independent governing board to select cooperative research projects and studies of hazardous materials transportation to be carried out under the program that will yield results immediately applicable to risk analysis and mitigation or that will strengthen the ability of first responders to respond to accidents involving the transportation of hazardous materials.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2005-02-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2005-02-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2005-02-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2005-02-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2005-02-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
action_date: 2005-02-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads.
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H768-769)
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-02-17
text: Introduced in House