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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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
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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