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Railroad Yardmaster Protection Act of 2025
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for limitations on duty hours for yardmaster employees, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends federal railroad labor regulations to extend duty hour limitations to yardmaster employees, a category not previously covered by these restrictions. The bill defines yardmaster employees as individuals responsible for supervising and coordinating the control of trains and engines within a rail yard. By amending section 21103 of title 49, United States Code, the bill brings yardmaster employees under the same federal duty hour restrictions that currently apply to train employees. The change ensures consistent fatigue and safety regulations across railroad operations by subjecting yardmasters to the same work hour limitations as other railroad personnel.
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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Salud O. Carbajal’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $39,900
- TIGER MOON GROUP $13,200
- JENNINGS AERONAUTICS INC. $9,900
- WINDOW WORLD $9,900
- CHUMASH $8,400
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Actions (2)
- Jun 24, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- Jun 24, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 24, 2025
Mr. Carbajal (for himself and Mr. Lawler) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for limitations on duty hours for yardmaster employees, and for other purposes.
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 “Railroad Yardmaster Protection Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON DUTY HOURS OF YARDMASTER EMPLOYEES.
(a) Limitations on Duty Hours of Yardmaster Employees.—Section 21103 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in the heading of such section, by inserting “and yardmaster employees” after “train employees”;
(2) by inserting “or yardmaster employee” after “train employee” each place it appears; and
(3) in subsection (e), by inserting “or yardmaster” after “During a train”.
(b) Definitions.—Section 21101 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3) by inserting “a yardmaster employee,” after “dispatching service employee,”; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
“(6) ‘yardmaster employee’ means an individual responsible for supervising and coordinating the control of trains and engines operating within a rail yard.”.
(c) Conforming Amendment.—The table of sections for chapter 211 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 21103 and inserting the following:
“21103. Limitations on duty hours of train employees and yardmaster employees.”. <all>
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