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Protection of American Jobs in Cross-Border Rail Operations With Mexico Act

Introduced: October 22, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jul 24, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Jul 23, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jul 23, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protection of American Jobs in Cross-Border Rail Operations With Mexico Act

This bill requires the Department of Transportation to issue regulations that restrict the operation of trains originating in Mexico within the United States to crews comprised entirely of U.S. citizens and nationals.

What's happening now July 24, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2652 Related bill Protection of American Jobs in Cross-Border Rail Operations With Mexico Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 27
All 27 Democratic 17 Republican 2
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 12, 2020
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Dec 11, 2019
Perlmutter, Ed
· Dec 11, 2019
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Nov 22, 2019
Katko, John
· Nov 22, 2019
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Nov 20, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Nov 14, 2019
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Nov 14, 2019
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Nov 8, 2019
Fudge, Marcia
· Nov 8, 2019
Lamb, Conor
· Nov 8, 2019
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Oct 29, 2019
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Oct 29, 2019
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Oct 28, 2019
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Oct 28, 2019
Crist, Charlie
· Oct 23, 2019
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Oct 23, 2019
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Oct 23, 2019
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Oct 22, 2019
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Oct 22, 2019
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Oct 11, 2019
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Oct 11, 2019
Zeldin, Lee
· Aug 16, 2019
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Aug 6, 2019
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Aug 6, 2019
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Jul 25, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jul 23, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3896: Protection of American Jobs in Cross-Border Rail Operations With Mexico Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3896/
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"H.R. 3896: Protection of American Jobs in Cross-Border Rail Operations With Mexico Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3896/.
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H.R. 3896, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3896/.
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