,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eeec  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #h1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,garamendi 7for himself1 ,ms4 
,lee of ,california1 ,mr4 ,foster1 ,mrs4
 ,lowey1 and ,mr4 ,raskin7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,transportation and
 ,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to        
prohibit transportation by rail of crude
 oil with a ,ried vapor pressure of more
 than #i4e pounds per square inch1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,crude by
 ,rail ,volatility ,standard ,act4  #b4 
,national standard for maximum crude oil
 volatility  7a7 ,in general ,crude oil 
may only be transported by rail if the  
oil has a ,reid vapor pressure of not   
more than #i4e pounds per square inch1  
the maximum volatility set by the ,new  
,york ,mercantile ,exchange for crude   
oil futures contracts4  7b7 ,application
 ,subsection 7a7 shall apply to the     
transportation of crude oil occurring on

 and after the date that is #ij days    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4  7c7 ,crude oil volatility        
standard ,not later than #a year after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,administrator of the ,pipeline and 
,hazardous ,materials ,safety           
,administration shall issue a final rule
 based on the advanced notice of        
proposed rulemaking titled ,hazardous   
,materials3 ,volatility of ,unrefined   
,petroleum ,products and ,class #c      
,materials and published in the ,federal
 ,register on ,january #ah1 #bjag 7#hb  
,fed4 ,reg4 #edii74