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119-hr-4095119th CongressWALLET

Railroad Yardmaster Protection Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]

Introduced

Summary

Would extend federal duty-hour limits to yardmaster employees. It adds a statutory definition of "yardmaster employee" and updates headings and cross-references so the existing duty-hour rules apply to yardmasters as well.

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  • Yardmaster employees: Would be covered by the same federal limits on duty hours that now apply to train employees. This change clarifies who the law protects.
  • Rail carriers and operations: Must treat yardmasters the same under the existing duty-hour regime. The bill does not create new funding, new programs, or new enforcement mechanisms.
  • Statutory clarity: Defines a yardmaster employee as someone who supervises and coordinates the control of trains and engines within a rail yard and renames the applicable section to include yardmasters.

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Yardmasters get federal duty-hour limits

If enacted, yardmaster employees would be covered by the same federal work-hour and rest limits that apply to train crews. The bill defines a yardmaster employee as someone who supervises and coordinates trains and engines inside a rail yard. Railroad employers would need to schedule yardmasters to meet these limits and required rest periods.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]

CA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 6/24/2025

Roll Call Votes

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