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H.R. 5135
U.S. House•In House Committee
Summary
H.R. 5135, the Train Crew Choice Act, was introduced in the House on Sep 4, 2025 by Rep. Eric Burlison (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, and last saw action on Sep 5, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Record
Text
H.R. 5135 has 2 co-sponsors.
hb5135/introduced-in-house.txt119 HR 5135 IH: Train Crew Choice ActU.S. House of Representatives2025-09-04text/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5135 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 4, 2025 Mr. Burlison introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILLTo nullify a final rule on train crew size safety requirements published by the Federal Railroad Administration.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Train Crew Choice Act .2.Nullification of final rule on train crew size safety requirementsThe final rule published in the Federal Register on April 9, 2024 by the Federal Railroad Administration titled Train Crew Size Safety Requirements (89 Fed. Reg. 25052) shall have no force or effect.
Tracker
The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.
- Introduced2025-09-04
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Conference
- To President
- Became Law
To nullify a final rule on train crew size safety requirements published by the Federal Railroad Administration.
Sponsors
Rep. Eric Burlison (R) sponsors H.R. 5135, and 2 members have co-sponsored it.
Committees
H.R. 5135 went before 2 committees: Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee and Transportation and Infrastructure.


Actions
H.R. 5135 has taken 3 actions since Sep 4, 2025, the latest on Sep 5, 2025.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 5, 2025 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | ||
Sep 4, 2025 | House | Introduced in House | ||
Sep 4, 2025 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.Transportation and Infrastructure Committee |
Votes
H.R. 5135 has not gone to a roll call.
Titles
H.R. 5135 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.
- Train Crew Choice Act — Display Title
- Train Crew Choice Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
- To nullify a final rule on train crew size safety requirements published by the Federal Railroad Administration. — Official Title as Introduced
Lobbying
2 clients hired 2 firms and 5 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5135 in 9 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.
Filed under Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Railroads, Transportation, Economics/Economic Development, Budget/Appropriations, Defense, Environment/Superfund, Homeland Security.
Clients
Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.
| Client | Business | State | Firms | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL AIR RAIL & TRANSP WORKERS TRANSP DIV | — | Ohio | 1 | 5 | — |
| BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 4 | — |
Firms
Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.
| Registrant | Clients | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL & TRANSP. WORKERS, TRANSP. DIV. | 1 | 5 | — |
| BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY | 1 | 4 | — |
Lobbyists
Named on the filings that cite the bill.
| Lobbyist | Firms | Clients | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLES CASSITY | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| DONALD ROACH | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| GAEL SULLIVAN | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| JUSTIN WORMMEESTER | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| MICHAEL SMYTHERS | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Filings
The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.
| Client | Registrant | Period | Reported | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY | BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY | 2026 second_quarter | $960K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY | BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY | 2026 first_quarter | $940K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY | BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY | 2025 fourth_quarter | $770K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY | BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY | 2025 third_quarter | $760K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL AIR RAIL & TRANSP WORKERS TRANSP DIV | INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL & TRANSP. WORKERS, TRANSP. DIV. | 2026 second_quarter | $470.9K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL AIR RAIL & TRANSP WORKERS TRANSP DIV | INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL & TRANSP. WORKERS, TRANSP. DIV. | 2025 fourth_quarter | $452.6K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL AIR RAIL & TRANSP WORKERS TRANSP DIV | INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL & TRANSP. WORKERS, TRANSP. DIV. | 2026 first_quarter | $361.5K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL AIR RAIL & TRANSP WORKERS TRANSP DIV | INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL & TRANSP. WORKERS, TRANSP. DIV. | 2025 third_quarter | $272.9K | 3rd Quarter - Amendme… |
| INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL AIR RAIL & TRANSP WORKERS TRANSP DIV | INT'L ASS'N OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL & TRANSP. WORKERS, TRANSP. DIV. | 2025 third_quarter | $272.9K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
Classification
The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5135 under Transportation and Public Works, one of its 31 policy areas.
CRS Subjects
CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5135’s is Transportation and Public Works.
hr5135/policy-areas.txtSource: congress.gov · legiscan.com