Safe Freight Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1979
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2019-06-26
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Railroads

Transportation employees

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2019-06-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-06-26
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Safe Freight Act</strong> <strong>of 2019</strong></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 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1979 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 26, 2019 Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Wyden , Mr. Blumenthal , Ms. Warren , Mr. King , Ms. Smith , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Brown , Mrs. Feinstein , and Mr. Merkley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 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 2019 . 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: 20169. Freight train crew size Beginning on the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of the Safe Freight Act of 2019 , no freight train or light engine used in connection with the movement of freight may be operated without a crew consisting of at least 2 individuals of whom— (1) at least 1 crew member is certified under regulations promulgated by the Federal Railroad Administration as a locomotive operator pursuant to section 20135; and (2) at least 1 other crew member 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: 20169. Freight train crew size. .