Passenger Rail Crew Protection Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Jan 15, 2026
What it does
The Passenger Rail Crew Protection Act would make it a federal crime to assault or intimidate passenger train crew members—including engineers, conductors, onboard personnel, and safety-sensitive employees—while they are performing duties on a passenger train, at a station or platform, mirroring protections already in place for aircraft crew members. The bill defines prohibited conduct as assault or intimidation that interferes with crew duties, including attempts or conspiracies to commit such acts. Violators face fines and up to 8 years in prison, with penalties increasing to up to 20 years if a dangerous weapon—defined broadly to include pocket knives under 2.5 inches and box cutters—is…
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