Railroad Yardmaster Protection Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3148
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8]
Introduced: 2017-06-29
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Labor standards

Railroads

Transportation employees

Worker safety and health
Latest action: action_date: 2017-06-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-06-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Railroad Yardmaster Protection Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill applies to yardmaster employees the limitations on duty hours and the restrictions on communications to employees during their off-duty hours that are currently applicable to train employees.</p> <p>A &quot;yardmaster employee&quot; means an individual responsible for supervising and coordinating the control of trains and engines operating within a rail yard.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3148 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 29, 2017 Mr. Nolan (for himself and Ms. Wilson of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for limitations on duty hours for yardmaster employees, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Railroad Yardmaster Protection Act of 2017 . 2. Limitations on duty hours of yardmaster employees (a) Limitations on duty hours of yardmaster employees Section 21103 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the heading of such section, by inserting and yardmaster employees after train employees ; (2) by inserting or yardmaster employee after train employee each place it appears; and (3) in subsection (e), by inserting or yardmaster after During a train . (b) Definitions Section 21101 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (3) by inserting a yardmaster employee, after dispatching service employee, ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (6) yardmaster employee means an individual responsible for supervising and coordinating the control of trains and engines operating within a rail yard. . (c) Conforming amendment The table of sections for chapter 211 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 21103 and inserting the following: 21103. Limitations on duty hours of train employees and yardmaster employees. .