Grant the Federal Railroad Administration authority to conduct oversight of rail dispatching systems and hold vendors accountable for the safety and reliability of their products.

Jesús G. "Chuy" García · Illinois · Democratic

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Occurrences

the bipartisan Safe Tracks Act will grant the Federal Railroad Administration the authority to conduct needed oversight of rail dispatching systems and ensure vendors are held accountable for the safety and reliability of the products they provide.

Garcia backed the Safe Tracks Act to expand FRA oversight of rail dispatching systems and require vendors to be accountable for safety and reliability.

Reps. García, Gillen, Lawler, Rulli Introduce Bipartisan Railway Safety Bill to Hold Rail Technology Companies Accountable | Representative Jesus Garcia
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Evidence

The legislation would grant the Federal Railroad Administration authority to conduct oversight of rail dispatching systems.

García announced concrete action by introducing the Safe Tracks Act with bipartisan co-sponsors. The release describes a proposed grant of FRA authority, so it shows effort but not enactment or delivery.

never same_term A for effort

Reps. García, Gillen, Lawler, Rulli Introduce Bipartisan Railway Safety Bill to Hold Rail Technology Companies Accountable | Representative Jesus Garcia
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H.R. 8410 is listed as “Introduced in House” with last action on April 21, 2026: referred to committee.

The official GovInfo record shows the bill matching the promise was introduced and referred to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, with no enacted-law status shown.

never same_term A for effort

H.R. 8410 (IH) - Safe Tracks Act - BILLS-119hr8410ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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The rule says subpart requirements “do not apply” to existing office systems and future deployments of office system technology.

The FRA regulation still contains the exclusion the Safe Tracks Act seeks to change; the section defines office systems to include centralized computer-aided train-dispatching systems and centralized traffic control boards.

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eCFR :: 49 CFR 236.911 -- Exclusions
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Assessments

never same_term A for effort

García materially advanced the promised policy by helping introduce H.R. 8410, the Safe Tracks Act, in the 119th Congress to expand FRA oversight over centralized rail dispatching and traffic-control systems. However, as of June 1, 2026, the bill remained only introduced and referred to committee, and existing FRA rules still exclude those office systems, so the promised authority has not been granted.

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