[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1748 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1748

To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for the minimum size 
          of crews of freight trains, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 13, 2019

  Mr. Young introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for the minimum size 
          of crews of freight trains, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Freight Act of 2019''.

SEC. 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 new section:
``Sec. 20169. Freight train crew size
    ``Effective 30 days after the date of 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 unless it has a crew consisting 
of at least 2 individuals, one of whom is certified under regulations 
promulgated by the Federal Railroad Administration as a locomotive 
engineer pursuant to section 20135, and the other of whom 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 new item:

``20169. Freight train crew size.''.
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