[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3896 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3896

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.


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                    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

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                                 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.

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

SEC. 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.

SEC. 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:
``Sec. 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.''.
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