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H.R. 8468

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 8468, the Protecting American Railroad Workers’ Jobs Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Apr 23, 2026 by Rep. Christopher Pappas (D) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Transportation And Infrastructure, and last saw action on Apr 23, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Record

Text

H.R. 8468 has 3 co-sponsors.

hb8468/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 8468 IH: Protecting American Railroad Workers’ Jobs Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-04-23
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 Pursuant 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  2d Session  H. R. 8468  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    A BILL
To protect the jobs of American railroad workers in cross-border
  traffic with Mexico, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Protecting American Railroad Workers’ Jobs Act of 2026  .
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:
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. .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-04-23
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

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

Sponsors

Rep. Christopher Pappas (D) sponsors H.R. 8468, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 8468 went before 1 committee: Transportation and Infrastructure.

Transportation and Infrastructure
Transportation and Infrastructure
Referred To · Apr 23, 2026 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8468 has taken 2 actions since Apr 23, 2026.

ChamberAction
Apr 23, 2026
House
Introduced in House
Apr 23, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

Votes

H.R. 8468 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8468 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Protecting American Railroad Workers’ Jobs Act of 2026 — Display Title
  • To protect the jobs of American railroad workers in cross-border traffic with Mexico, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
  • Protecting American Railroad Workers’ Jobs Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 3 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8468 in 1 quarterly filing, 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 Budget/Appropriations, Defense, Environment/Superfund, Homeland Security, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Railroads, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
GAEL SULLIVAN111
JUSTIN WORMMEESTER111
MICHAEL SMYTHERS111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYBNSF RAILWAY COMPANY2026 second_quarter$960K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8468 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. 8468’s is Transportation and Public Works.

hr8468/policy-areas.txt
Transportation and Public WorksAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8468, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 72 (Thursday, April 23, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PAPPAS:H.R. 8468.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H3092]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com