Whereas the first Rail Safety Week was held from September 24 through September 30, 2017, by the national education safety nonprofit Operation Lifesaver, the Department of Transportation, and other organizations; 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 tracks and to highlight efforts to further reduce incidents, injuries, and fatalities; Whereas the rail industry strives to safeguard drivers and pedestrians at highway-rail grade crossings through continuous maintenance, public safety campaigns with organizations like Operation Lifesaver, utilizing government and community collaboration, and heavy investment in technology; Whereas highway-rail grade crossing and trespassing incidents constituted approximately 96 percent of all rail-related fatalities during 2022; Whereas, since 2000— (1) the number of public highway-rail grade crossings has decreased by 18 percent; and (2) the number of gates at such crossings has increased by 59 percent; Whereas, in 2022, 58 percent of all highway-rail grade crossing incidents and 61 percent of all fatal highway-rail grade crossing incidents occurred at gated highway-rail grade crossings; Whereas preliminary Federal statistics indicate that 2,194 highway-grade crossing incidents occurred in the United States in 2022, resulting in 274 deaths and another 803 individuals injured; Whereas many incidents between trains and motor vehicles or pedestrians could have been prevented by increased education, engineering, and enforcement; Whereas Operation Lifesaver, the foremost public information and education program on rail safety, which administers a public education program about grade-crossing safety and trespassing prevention, enjoys broad bipartisan support; Whereas, during Rail Safety Week, from September 18 through 24, and throughout the year, everyone is encouraged to take added caution as motorists or pedestrians approach tracks or trains