Safe Freight Act

Bill: 113-hr-3040
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2]
Introduced: 2013-08-02
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Railroads

Transportation employees

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2013-08-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-08-02
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Safe Freight Act - Prohibits the operation of a freight train or light locomotive engine used in the movement of freight unless it has a crew of at least two individuals, one of whom is certified by the Federal Railroad Administration as a locomotive operator and the other as a train conductor.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3040 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 2, 2013 Mr. Michaud (for himself and Ms. Pingree of Maine ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To provide for the minimum size of crews of freight trains, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Freight Act . 2. Freight train crew size (a) Amendment Subchapter II of chapter 201 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 20168. Freight train crew size Effective 30 days after the date of enactment of the Safe Freight Act , no freight train or light engine used in connection with the movement of freight may be operated unless it has a crew consisting of at least 2 individuals, one of whom is certified under regulations promulgated by the Federal Railroad Administration as a locomotive engineer pursuant to section 20135, and the other of whom is certified under regulations promulgated by the Federal Railroad Administration as a conductor pursuant to section 20163. . (b) Table of sections amendment The table of sections for chapter 201 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 20168. Freight train crew size. .