3.0.0 6519 2023-01-11T13:21:12Z 2023-01-11T13:21:12Z House H HR 2010-12-14 111 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing Referred to 2010-12-14T17:30:50Z 2010-12-14 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2010-12-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2010-12-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress O000006 Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] JAMES OBERSTAR D MN L. 8 N Transportation and Public Works Labor standards Railroads Transportation employees Transportation safety and security Worker safety and health Transportation and Public Works 00 2010-12-14 Introduced in House 2011-03-02T22:44:05Z Railroad Hours of Service Act of 2010 - Extends railroad hours of services requirements and limitations to cover yardmaster employees who supervise and coordinate the activities of workers engaged in railroad traffic operations, including making up or breaking up trains and switching inbound or outbound traffic.

Revises the prohibition against a railroad carrier's requiring or allowing a train employee to remain or go on duty unless that employee has had at least 10 consecutive hours off duty during the prior 24 hours. Prohibits requiring or allowing an employee (including a yardmaster employee) from initiating an on duty period unless the employee has had at least 10 consecutive hours off duty immediately prior to going on duty.

Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to prescribe regulations to: (1) require all deadhead transportation in excess of a specific number of hours to be counted as time on duty; and (2) reset the calendar day clock.

Revises the rule that an interim period available for at least 4 hours rest at a place with suitable facilities for food and lodging is not time on duty. Repeals the current list of causes for prevention of a return to duty. Requires a train employee to be notified before going off duty whether such period off duty is an interim release.

Prohibits a railroad carrier from requiring or allowing an employee to exceed 2 hours in deadhead transportation per each tour of duty.

Revises the limitations on the duty hours of signal employees. Specifies that time on duty spent performing any service for the railroad carrier during a 24-hour period in which the employee is engaged in installing, repairing, or maintaining signal systems includes all work where there is a potential to interact or otherwise come into contact with safety-critical devices or circuits.

Treats as service covered by hours of duty limitations the operation by signal employees of motor vehicles requiring a commercial driver's license while on duty.

Extends to yardmaster employees certain limitations on the duty hours of dispatching service employees.

Declares that all commingle service involving yardmaster service and dispatcher service mixing with freight service shall be covered by the limitations on the duty hours of signal employees.

Extends to yardmaster employees, when an emergency exists, the same limitation (to not more than 4 additional hours during a period of 24 consecutive hours for not more than 3 days during a period of 7 consecutive days) that applies to the hours of dispatching service employees in an emergency.

]]> Railroad Hours of Service Act of 2010 Display Title Railroad Hours of Service Act of 2010 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to hours of service rules for railroad employees. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Railroad Hours of Service Act of 2010 Introduced in House 2010-12-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr6519ih/xml/BILLS-111hr6519ih.xml 2010-12-14 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.