[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2652 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2652

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 21, 2019

Mr. Blumenthal introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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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. 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) Rulemaking.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall promulgate 
such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the amendment made by 
subsection (a).
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--The chapter analysis 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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