Protection of American Jobs in Cross-Border Rail Operations With Mexico Act
Latest action · Jul 24, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 23, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protection of American Jobs in Cross-Border Rail Operations With Mexico Act
This bill requires the Department of Transportation to issue regulations that restrict the operation of trains originating in Mexico within the United States to crews comprised entirely of U.S. citizens and nationals.
Cosponsors 39
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 23, 2019 to Mar 12, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Jul 25, 2019 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Aug 6, 2019 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Aug 6, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Katie Hill | Aug 16, 2019 | |
| R-NY | Lee M. Zeldin | Aug 16, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Tom Malinowski | Sep 6, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Sep 6, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Sep 17, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Sep 17, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Oct 11, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Oct 11, 2019 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Oct 22, 2019 | |
| D-IN | Peter J. Visclosky | Oct 22, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Oct 23, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Oct 23, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Charlie Crist | Oct 23, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Oct 23, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Oct 23, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Oct 23, 2019 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Oct 28, 2019 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Oct 28, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Oct 29, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Oct 29, 2019 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Nov 8, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Conor Lamb | Nov 8, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Nov 8, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Nov 14, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Nov 14, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Nov 14, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Nov 20, 2019 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Nov 22, 2019 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | Nov 22, 2019 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Dec 11, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Dec 11, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Dec 11, 2019 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 12, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Jul 23, 2019 |
| Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred Jul 24, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 24, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- Jul 23, 2019Introduced in House
- Jul 23, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 124, July 23, 2019, pages H7243, H7242.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2652 | Protection of American Jobs in Cross-Border Rail Operations With Mexico Act | Related bill | Oct 21, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide that only citizens or nationals of the United States may operate trains within the United States that originate in Mexico.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Protection of American Jobs in Cross-Border Rail Operations With Mexico Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
