Radioactive Materials Transportation Act of 1987
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Radioactive Materials Transportation Act of 1987 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to employ an additional 20 safety inspectors above the aggregate number authorized for FY 1988 for certain Federal agencies, in order to promote radioactive materials transportation safety in cooperation with safety inspectors of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and State and local governmental officials. Allocates such safety inspectors to the Research and Special Programs Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration, and the Federal Highway Administration. Amends the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act to subject to a civil penalty any persons who commit violations of such Act (currently such persons must knowingly commit violations). Establishes a minimum civil penalty for violations of such Act or of its regulations. Authorizes appropriations.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on November 3, 1987. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on May 25, 1988: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 100th Congress (1987-88), 713 of the 9,582 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 7.4 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
JAN MEYERS (R-KS) introduced it on November 3, 1987, and 15 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 7 Democrats, 8 Republicans.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on November 3, 1987, 14192 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 13988 days ago, on May 25, 1988.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 100th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1989 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers