Title 45 — RailroadsRelease 119-73

§797j Preemption

Title 45 › Chapter CHAPTER 16— - REGIONAL RAIL REORGANIZATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VII— - PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEES › § 797j

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

States may not require Corporation to hire a set number of workers or pay protective benefits, nor impose those requirements on railroads in the Region.

Full Legal Text

Title 45, §797j

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No State may adopt or continue in force any law, rule, regulation, order, or standard requiring the Corporation to employ any specified number of persons to perform any particular task, function, or operation, or requiring the Corporation to pay protective benefits to employees, and no State in the Region may adopt or continue in force any such law, rule, regulation, order, or standard with respect to any railroad in the Region.

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Amendments

1994—Pub. L. 103–272 struck out “, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, or the Amtrak Commuter Services Corporation” before “to employ any”.

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Citation

45 U.S.C. § 797j

Title 45 — Railroads

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73