Committee to clarify federal authority over interstate railway commerce
The Chair said legislation will ensure the federal government retains authority to regulate interstate commerce on railways and prevent a single state from dictating national policy; the remark was part of opening remarks and not bill text.
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The Chair said the committee will consider measures to affirm federal authority to regulate interstate commerce on railways. "Ensuring that the federal government retains the authority to regulate interstate commerce on our nation's railways," he said, framing the measure as preventing individual states from imposing nationwide policy.
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