Railroad Yardmaster Protection Act of 2024

Bill: 118-hr-9940
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
Introduced: 2024-10-08
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Latest action: action_date: 2024-10-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9940 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 8, 2024 Mr. Carbajal (for himself and Mr. Lawler ) 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 2024 . 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. .