H.R. 8410

Summary

H.R. 8410, the Safe Tracks Act, was introduced in the House on Apr 21, 2026 by Rep. Laura Gillen (D) with 8 co-sponsors. It was referred to Transportation And Infrastructure, and last saw action on Apr 21, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Record

Text

H.R. 8410 has 8 co-sponsors.

119 HR 8410 IH: Safe Tracks Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-04-21
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8410  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 21, 2026   Ms. Gillen  (for herself,  Mr. Lawler ,  Mr. García of Illinois , and  Mr. Rulli ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to apply certain requirements to centralized computer-aided train-dispatching systems and centralized traffic control boards.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Safe Tracks Act  .
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Centralized train dispatching systems safety and oversight
Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall amend section 236.911 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to apply the requirements of subpart H of part 236 of such title to existing and any future deployment of centralized computer-aided train-dispatching systems and centralized traffic control boards.

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To direct the Secretary of Transportation to apply certain requirements to centralized computer-aided train-dispatching systems and centralized traffic control boards.

Sponsors

Rep. Laura Gillen (D) sponsors H.R. 8410, and 8 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Laura Gillen

Rep. · D–NY-4 · Sponsor

Introduced Apr 21, 2026

Jesus Garcia

Rep. · D–IL-4 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 21, 2026 · Original

Michael Lawler

Rep. · R–NY-17 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 21, 2026 · Original

Michael Rulli

Rep. · R–OH-6 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 21, 2026 · Original

Valerie Foushee

Rep. · D–NC-4 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 28, 2026

Troy Nehls

Rep. · R–TX-22 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 28, 2026

Timothy Kennedy

Rep. · D–NY-26 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 23, 2026

Eleanor Norton

D–DC-0 · Co-sponsor

Joined Aug 31, 2026

Brian Fitzpatrick

R–PA-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Aug 31, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 8410 went before 1 committee: Transportation and Infrastructure.

Transportation and Infrastructure

Transportation and Infrastructure

Referred To · Apr 21, 2026 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8410 has taken 2 actions since Apr 21, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 8410 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8410 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Safe Tracks Act — Display Title
• To direct the Secretary of Transportation to apply certain requirements to centralized computer-aided train-dispatching systems and centralized traffic control boards. — Official Title as Introduced
• Safe Tracks Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 4 firms and 13 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8410 in 4 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Transportation, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Budget/Appropriations, Homeland Security, Railroads, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Defense, Economics/Economic Development.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8410 under Transportation and Public Works, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8410’s is Transportation and Public Works.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8410, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 21, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. GILLEN:H.R. 8410.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H3046]

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