H.R. 5135 119th Congress House

Train Crew Choice Act

Official title: To nullify a final rule on train crew size safety requirements published by the Federal Railroad Administration.

Introduced: September 4, 2025 Introduced by: Eric Burlison Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov

Transportation and Public Works

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Sep 5, 2025

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

Sep 4, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Sep 4, 2025

Introduced in House

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

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 11

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL & TRANSP. WORKERS, TRANSP. DIV.
for INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL AIR RAIL & TRANSP WORKERS TRANSP DIV · Ohio · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY
for BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL & TRANSP. WORKERS, TRANSP. DIV.
for INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL AIR RAIL & TRANSP WORKERS TRANSP DIV · Ohio · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY
for BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL & TRANSP. WORKERS, TRANSP. DIV.
for INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL AIR RAIL & TRANSP WORKERS TRANSP DIV · Ohio · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)
INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL & TRANSP. WORKERS, TRANSP. DIV.
for INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL AIR RAIL & TRANSP WORKERS TRANSP DIV · Ohio · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
11 filings
SENATE
11 filings
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
5 filings
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
5 filings
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
5 filings
Federal Railroad Administration
5 filings
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
5 filings
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
5 filings

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Cosponsors 2

Collins, Mike

Georgia · Sep 17, 2025

Rouzer, David

North Carolina · Sep 10, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5135: Train Crew Choice Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5135/

MLA

"H.R. 5135: Train Crew Choice Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5135/.

Bluebook (legal)

H.R. 5135, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5135/.

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