Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) have introduced the Railway Safety Act of 2023, a bipartisan bill that would increase safety requirements and inspections for trains carrying hazardous materials, require two-person crews, and levy heightened fines for rail carriers' wrongdoing. The bill is in response to a derailment last month in East Palestine, Ohio, and is expected to be voted on in the coming weeks.
