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01/16/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/16/2025 11:27

Rep. Titus Voted Ranking Member of House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials

Rep. Titus Voted Ranking Member of House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials

Congresswoman Dina Titus announced today her selection as Ranking Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

Congresswoman Dina Titus announced today her selection as Ranking Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. In this position, she will lead her Democratic colleagues in their oversight of the nation's rail system, including Amtrak and the Brightline West high-speed rail project which she championed after decades of advocacy.

"I am honored to be chosen by my Democratic colleagues to lead them in their efforts to enhance the safety and efficient movement of goods on our railroads, including the 1,193 miles that run through Nevada, expand opportunities for high-speed rail, and to ensure the wellbeing of the more than 120,000 rail workers who keep the Las Vegas Valley and our country moving every day," Congresswoman Titus said.

Background

The Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials has jurisdiction over the economic and safety regulation of railroads, and the agencies that administer those regulations. Economic regulation is administered by the five-member Surface Transportation Board (STB).

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is responsible for administering and overseeing railroad safety laws, railroad infrastructure and development programs, performing research and developing technology, and has federal oversight of Amtrak.

The Subcommittee also has jurisdiction over the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration which is responsible for providing regulations and safety oversight of pipelines and pipeline facilities, as well as overseeing the transportation of hazardous materials.

Railroad retirement benefits and unemployment systems as well as rail labor relations also fall under the jurisdiction of this subcommittee.

Rep. Titus was also selected to serve on the following Subcommittees:

  • Highways and Transit, which will oversee the next reauthorization of surface transportation programs.
  • Aviation
  • Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management