S3665-119

In Committee

Passenger Rail Crew Protection Act

119th Congress Introduced Jan 15, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Passenger Rail Crew Protection Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers. The main policy domain is Transportation, Labor, Immigration.

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 ide0c34181400e4c3cb836b254eff970a2: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Passenger Rail Crew Protection Act.
  • Section id4517add8f7a64da8a81ba5361d873729: 2. Interference with passenger train crew members Chapter 281 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:...
  • Section id6bc6981450d84299a58193578dc6caca: 28104. Interference with passenger train crew members In this section: The term crew member means any of the following employees: An engineer. A conductor....

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Passenger Rail Crew Protection Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.

Key Policy Areas

Transportation, Labor, Immigration

Primary Purpose

This bill, Passenger Rail Crew Protection Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.

Policy Domains

Transportation Labor Immigration

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • transportation operators and travelers
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transportation operators and travelers: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • transportation operators and travelers
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transportation operators and travelers: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 15, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, …

Jan 15, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Jan 15, 2026

Ms. Duckworth (for herself and Mr. Hoeven) 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?

Domains
Transportation Labor Immigration
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"passenger train" §id4517add8f7a64da8a81ba5361d873729

a passenger train in intercity rail passenger transportation (as defined in section 24102) or commuter rail passenger transportation (as defined in section 24102). The term serious bodily injury means a bodily injury that involves— a substantial risk of death

"passenger train" §id6bc6981450d84299a58193578dc6caca

a passenger train in intercity rail passenger transportation (as defined in section 24102) or commuter rail passenger transportation (as defined in section 24102). The term serious bodily injury means a bodily injury that involves— a substantial risk of death

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