,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hgac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #g1 #bjbf,mrs4  
,sykes 7for herself and ,mr4 ,rulli7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,transportation to require certain      
specifications for safety placards1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,railcar 
,accident ,placard ,integrity and       
,durability for ,responders ,act of     
#bjbf or the ,,rapid ,responders ,act of
 #bjbf4  #b4 ,specifications for safety 
placards  7a7 ,in general ,not later    
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,secretary of        
,transportation shall issue regulations 
to require that placards covered under  
section #agb4eai of title #di1 ,code of 
,federal ,regulations1 be able to       
withstand heat in excess of #ahj        
degrees4  7b7 ,updates based on         

recommendations ,the ,secretary may1    
upon recommendation from the ,national  
,transportation ,safety ,board1 issue   
such regulations as are necessary to    
increase the heat threshold described in
 subsection 7a74