Railroad Yardmaster Protection Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Jun 24, 2025
What it does
The Railroad Yardmaster Protection Act of 2025 would amend Title 49 of the United States Code to extend existing duty hour limitations for train employees to yardmaster employees, who supervise and coordinate train and engine operations within rail yards. The bill defines a yardmaster employee as an individual responsible for supervising and coordinating the control of trains and engines operating within a rail yard and updates relevant sections of the law to include yardmaster employees in duty hour restrictions and related definitions. It also makes a conforming amendment to the chapter table of sections to reflect the updated section title. The bill applies specifically to yardmaster…
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