US Congress House Bill 505 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Developing Standards for Electronic Shipping Papers Act of 2015 Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a Hazardous Materials Information Advisory Committee to develop voluntary standards and best practices for first responders and enforcement officials in the use of electronic shipping papers in the event of a hazardous material transportation incident. Defines the term "electronic shipping paper" as an electronic version of the physical shipping paper conveying the most current available hazard information and capable of being accessed instantaneously by emergency responders during such an incident.

Developing Standards for Electronic Shipping Papers Act of 2015

Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-01-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
2015-01-22	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation.
2015-01-22	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/505/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr505/BILLS-114hr505ih.pdf