# 119-hr-8894: Passenger Rail Crew Protection Act

119-hr-8894, Passenger Rail Crew Protection Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4] (D-NY); status introduced (as of 2026-10-30).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8894
- Congress: 119
- Title: Passenger Rail Crew Protection Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-30

## Summary

**This bill would create a new federal crime to protect passenger train crew members.** It targets assaults, attempts, and conspiracies that interfere with crew duties and sets punishments that scale with harm and intent. - Crew members: Would make assaulting or otherwise interfering with a crew member's duties a federal offense, with a base penalty of up to 6 months in prison and aggravated sentences up to 20 years for the most serious conduct. - Passengers and stations: Covers conduct on board passenger trains in operation, on platforms serving those trains, and in rail stations that serve passenger trains, expanding federal reach to common travel locations. - Legal scope: Also criminalizes attempts and conspiracies and defines key terms like crew member, dangerous weapon, and serious bodily injury by referencing existing federal statutes.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2026-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New federal crime for train assaults: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would make it a federal crime to assault, attempt to assault, or conspire to assault passenger-train crew members while onboard a moving passenger train, on a platform serving such a train, or in a station that serves passenger trains. "Crew member" would include engineers, co…

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- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-3184: PFAS Alternatives Act
- 119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-2036: Credit for Caring Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-8894 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8894)

## Related
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- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-3184: PFAS Alternatives Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3184)
- [119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1065)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-2036: Credit for Caring Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2036)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8894 (as of 2026-10-30).