,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #fji  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,september #bg1     
#bjai,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida 7for      
herself1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,ms4         
,brownley of ,california1 ,mr4          
,de,fazio1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,mr4 ,kind1  
,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,larsen of           
,washington1 ,mr4 ,lipinski1 ,mr4       
,payne1 and ,mr4 ,hastings7 submitted   
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on           
,transportation and ,infrastructure     
,,resolution  ,expressing support to    
designate the week of ,september #bb    
through ,september #bh1 #bjai1 ,rail    
,safety ,week in the ,united ,states1   
and to support the goals and ideals of  
,rail ,safety ,week to reduce           
rail-related accidents1 fatalities1 and 
injuries4  ,whereas the first ,rail     
,safety ,week was held from ,september  
#bd through ,september #cj1 #bjag1 by   
the national education safety nonprofit 
,operation ,lifesaver1 the ,department  

of ,transportation1 and other           
organizations2 ,whereas ,rail ,safety   
,week was launched to raise awareness   
about the need for increased education  
on how to be safe around highway-rail   
grade crossings and railroad tracks1 and
 to highlight efforts to further reduce 
collisions1 injuries1 and fatalities2   
,whereas the number of public crossings 
has decreased by #h percent1 while the  
number of gates has increased by #bf    
percent since #bjje2 ,whereas1 in #bjah1
 #ea percent of all grade crossing      
collisions and #fd percent of all fatal 
grade crossing collisions occurred at   
gated crossings2 ,whereas while grade   
crossing injuries are #ac percent       
higher1 grade crossing fatalities are #f
 percent higher1 and grade crossing     
collisions are #ae percent higher since 
#bjji2 ,whereas preliminary ,federal    
statistics show that more than #b1baf   
highway-grade crossing crashes occurred 
across the ,united ,states in #bjah1    
resulting in #bfc persons killed and    

another #hdj injured2 ,whereas          
trespassing incidents on railroad       
property resulted in #eda persons killed
 and another #dha injured in #bjah2     
,whereas highway-grade crossing crashes 
are more severe than highway collisions 
and are more likely to result in death  
and injury2 ,whereas many collisions    
between trains and motor vehicles or    
pedestrians could have been prevented by
 increased education1 engineering1 and  
enforcement2 ,whereas ,operation        
,lifesaver1 the foremost public         
information and education program on    
rail safety1 administers a public       
education program about grade-crossing  
safety and trespassing prevention2      
,whereas during ,rail ,safety ,week1    
from ,september #bb through #bh1 and    
throughout the year1 everyone is        
encouraged to take added caution as     
motorists or pedestrians approach tracks
 or trains2 ,whereas the ,united ,states
 and ,canada will observe ,rail ,safety 
,week concurrently2 and ,whereas this   

important observance should lead to     
greater safety awareness and a reduction
 in highway-rail grade crossing crashes 
and pedestrian and railroad incidents3  
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house 
of ,representatives--  7#a7 supports the
 designation of ,rail ,safety ,week2    
7#b7 expresses strong support for the   
goals and ideals of ,rail ,safety ,week 
and efforts to reduce rail-related      
accidents1 fatalities1 and injuries2 and
  7#c7 encourages the people of the     
,united ,states to participate in ,rail 
,safety ,week events and activities and 
to educate themselves and others on how 
to be safe around railroad tracks4