Protection of American Jobs in Cross-Border Rail Operations With Mexico Act

Bill: 116-hr-3896
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]
Introduced: 2019-07-23
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of Transportation

Foreign labor

Labor standards

Latin America

Mexico

Railroads

Transportation employees
Latest action: action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-07-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Protection of American Jobs in Cross-Border Rail Operations With Mexico Act </b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Transportation to issue&nbsp;regulations that restrict the operation of trains originating in Mexico within the United States to crews comprised entirely of U.S. citizens and nationals.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3896 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 23, 2019 Mr. Lipinski (for himself and Mr. Fitzpatrick ) 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 that only citizens or nationals of the United States may operate trains within the United States that originate in Mexico.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protection of American Jobs in Cross-Border Rail Operations With Mexico Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The country of Mexico prohibits Americans from serving as crews on railroad trains in Mexico. (2) The rail safety laws and regulations of Mexico, and the requirements for certification of Mexican railroad operating crews, are far less stringent than those of the United States. (3) A reciprocal restriction on Mexican nationals crewing trains in the United States will protect the work and jobs of American rail workers, protect the safety of Americans living and working in proximity to railroad tracks in the United States that are used for cross-border rail operations with Mexico, and promote otherwise fair and equitable labor conditions. 3. Crew requirements for trains originating in Mexico (a) In general Subchapter II of chapter 201 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 20169. Crew requirements for trains originating in Mexico Trains originating in Mexico may only be operated in the United States by crews comprised entirely of citizens or nationals of the United States. . (b) Regulations required Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue such regulations as are necessary to carry out the amendments made by this Act. (c) Conforming amendment The table of sections for subchapter II of chapter 201 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 20169. Crew requirements for trains originating in Mexico. .