Safe Freight Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-233
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2017-01-03
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Railroads

Transportation employees

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2017-01-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Safe Freight Act</b> <b>of 2017</b></p> <p> This bill 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 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 233 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2017 Mr. Young of Alaska 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 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 of 2017 . 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: 20169. Freight train crew size Effective 30 days after the date of enactment of the Safe Freight Act of 2017 , 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) Conforming 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: 20169. Freight train crew size. .