Protecting American Railroad Workers’ Jobs Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Protecting American Railroad Workers’ Jobs Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers. The main policy domain is Transportation, Immigration, Labor.
Who Benefits and How
transportation operators and travelers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, transportation operators and travelers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H21AF47DDE283468C858BA26AEF76B507: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting American Railroad Workers’ Jobs Act of 2026.
- Section H114BBF91D8A742C88E47D042434A6D74: 2. Train crew requirements Subchapter II of chapter 201 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 20172.Border crossings...
- Section HDC0834E7329D471BBF4889DF9A732FAF: 20172. Border crossings and train crew requirements The Secretary of Transportation shall require— any railroad carrier that is operating a freight train...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Protecting American Railroad Workers’ Jobs Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.
Key Policy Areas
Transportation, Immigration, Labor
Primary Purpose
This bill, Protecting American Railroad Workers’ Jobs Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- transportation operators and travelers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- transportation operators and travelers
Sponsors
Chris Pappas
D-NH | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced in House
Mr. Pappas (for himself and Mr. Gooden) introduced the following …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_transportation"
- → Secretary of Transportation
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