Safe Freight Act of 2024

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9074 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9074 To amend title 49, United States Code, to require Class I railroad carriers to operate certain freight trains with 2-person crews, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 18, 2024 Mrs. Sykes (for herself and Mr. Rulli) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to require Class I railroad carriers to operate certain freight trains with 2-person crews, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Freight Act of 2024''. SEC. 2. FREIGHT TRAIN CREW SIZE SAFETY STANDARDS. (a) Freight Train Crew Size.--Subchapter II of chapter 201 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 20153 t…