{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://kind.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-kind-s-response-act-unanimously-passes-house", "Rep. Kind\u2019s RESPONSE Act Unanimously Passes the House", "2016-11-29", "2016", "2016-11", "Democrat", "House", "WI", "Ron Kind", "K000188", "kind.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Today U.S. Rep. Ron Kind\u2019s legislation to increase rail safety and provide needed resources for first responders, the RESPONSE Act, passed unanimously out of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The bill is now headed to the Senate for final vote and then will be signed by the President.\n\u201cWith the passage of the RESPONSE Act we are making our Wisconsin communities safer by providing more training for our first responders and holding big railroad companies accountable for their actions,\u201d said Rep. Kind. \u201cOur residents have dealt with the negative impacts of rail traffic long enough and today we took action to solve the problem and keep our neighborhoods safe.\u201d\nThe RESPONSE Act establishes a subcommittee under FEMA\u2019s National Advisory Council. It brings together federal agencies, technical experts, emergency responders and the private sector to review training methods, resources, best practices, and unmet needs related to railroad incidents we can ensure the safety of Wisconsin residents and local communities.\nThe subcommittee is tasked with evaluating and providing recommendations on:\n The quality and application of training for local emergency responders related to rail hazardous materials incidents\n\tModernizing training course content related to rail hazardous material incidents\n\tIdentifying any overlap in training content and opportunities to develop complementary courses and materials\n\tDetermining the effectiveness of funding levels for training emergency responders\n\tDeveloping a strategy for integration of commodity flow studies\n The companion bill, introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), passed the full Senate with broad bipartisan support", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://kind.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-kind-s-response-act-unanimously-passes-house"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.4461480788886547, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}