Safe Freight Act

Bill: 115-s-2360
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND]
Introduced: 2018-01-30
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Railroads

Transportation employees

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2018-01-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-01-30
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Safe Freight Act</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: II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2360 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 30, 2018 Ms. Heitkamp (for herself, Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Brown , Mr. King , and Mr. Markey ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 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) In general Subchapter II of chapter 201 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 20169. Freight train crew size Beginning on the date that is 30 days after the date of enactment of this section, no freight train or light engine used in connection with the movement of freight may be operated unless the train has a crew consisting of not less than 2 individuals, of whom— (1) one is certified as a locomotive operator in accordance with regulations prescribed pursuant to section 20135; and (2) one is certified as a train conductor in accordance with regulations prescribed pursuant to section 20163. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 201 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 20169. Freight train crew size. .