H.R. 8468

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8468 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8468

To protect the jobs of American railroad workers in cross-border 
traffic with Mexico, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 23, 2026

Mr. Pappas (for himself and Mr. Gooden) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure

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A BILL

To protect the jobs of American railroad workers in cross-border 
traffic with Mexico, 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 ``Protecting American Railroad 
Workers' Jobs Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. TRAIN CREW REQUIREMENTS.

(a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 201 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 20172. Border crossings and train crew requirements
``(a) Border Crossings.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
require--
``(1) any railroad carrier that is operating a freight 
train across the southern border into the United States to stop 
such train at the southern border to conduct a crew interchange 
and any federally mandated safety testing; and
``(2) the railroad carrier to ensure that the only 
individuals who operate such trains after carrying out the 
activities described in paragraph (1) are individuals--
``(A) who are--
``(i) nationals of the United States; or
``(ii) aliens residing in the United States 
and lawfully authorized to engage in employment 
in the United States; and
``(B) whose primary reporting point is in the 
United States and who perform no duties for a railroad 
carrier while physically outside of the United States.
``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Alien; national of the united states.--The terms 
`alien' and `national of the United States' have the meanings 
given those terms in section 101 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101).
``(2) Southern border.--The term `southern border' means 
the international border between the United States and 
Mexico.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for subchapter II of chapter 
201 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following:

``20172. Border crossings and train crew requirements.''.
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