HR 2449
116th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Labor standards
Railroads
Transportation employees
Worker safety and health
Railroad Yardmaster Protection Act of 2019
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 2, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
May 1, 2019
Introduced in House
May 1, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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Plain-English summary
Railroad Yardmaster Protection Act of 2019
This bill applies to yardmaster employees the limitations on duty hours and the restrictions on communications to employees during their off-duty hours that are currently applicable to train employees. (A "yardmaster employee" means an individual responsible for supervising and coordinating the control of trains and engines operating within a rail yard.)
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2449: Railroad Yardmaster Protection Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2449/
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