Ohio’s U.S. House of Representatives members introduce rail safety bill in response to derailment

U.S. House of Representatives members who represent areas near the site of a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, introduced bipartisan rail safety legislation on Friday that they hope will diminish the threat of future derailments.

WASHINGTON, D. C. - that U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson, a Marietta Republican, introduced with U.S. Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, an Akron Democrat, would audit federal rail inspection programs, increase maximum penalties for rail safety regulation violations, increase funding for first responders’ hazardous materials training and increase inspections on all trains, including those carrying hazardous materials.

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