,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cbee  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #aa1 #bjbc,mr4   
,payne 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,b[man1 ,ms4    
,budz9ski1 ,mr4 ,c>son1 ,mr4 ,c>t] (    
,l\isiana1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4             
,de,saulnier1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,mr4 ,g>ca (
 ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,johnson
 ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,kim ( ,new ,j]sey1   
,mr4 ,l>s5 ( ,wa%+ton1 ,ms4 ,lee (      
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,magaz9]1 ,ms4          
,mc,collum1 ,ms4 ,moore ( ,wiscons91    
,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4   
,om>1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mrs4
 ,watson ,coleman1 ,ms4 ,escob>1 ,mr4   
,lyn*1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,mr4 ,neguse1 ,mrs4 
,f\%ee1 ,ms4 ,hoyle ( ,oregon1 ,ms4     
,b>ragn1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,m55dez1   
,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,ms4 ,/rickl&1 ,ms4      
,ocasio-,cortez1 ,ms4 ,/ansbury1 ,mr4   
,m\lton1 & ,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,transportation &      
,infra/ructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d     
title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 )       

respect to sick leave = c]ta9 employees 
( ,class ,i railroads1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,freight ,rail ,work=ce ,heal? &    
,safety ,act4  #b4 ,railroad safety risk
 r$uction program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section
 #bjaef7;a77#c7 ( title #di1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by ins]t+ 
,! ,secret>y %all n approve a railroad  
safety risk r$uction program plan1 or   
subsequ5t am5dm5t to a plan1 if !       
railroad c>ri] submitt+ su* plan or     
am5dm5t does n comply ) ! requirem5ts ( 
section #bjagb4 ,! ,secret>y may consid]
 o!r factors 9 review+ & approv+ or     
disapprov+ safety risk r$uction program 
plans or am5dm5ts to plans t ! ,secret>y
 det]m9es appropriate4 aft] reasonable  
p]iod ( "t42  7#b7 by ins]t+ & approve  
or disapprove plans aft] conduct a      
review2 &  7#c7 by ins]t+ 1 includ+ !   
requirem5ts ( section #bjagb aft] _!    
plans4  7b7 ,injury & fatality prev5tion
 ,*apt] #bja ( title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      

foll[+3  #bjagb4 ,injury & fatality     
prev5tion  7a7 ,9 g5]al  7#a7 ,sick     
leave ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is section1 ea* ,class ,i  
railroad c>ri] subject to "p #bga (     
title #di1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 
%all provide ! employees ( su* rail     
c>ri] paid sick leave 9 accordance ) ?is
 section4  7#b7 ,acc\nt+  7,a7 ,9 g5]al 
,= ! purposes ( ?is section1 p]sonal    
days1 holidays1 float+ holidays1        
vacation1 any o!r =m ( accru$ leave or  
any o!r unpaid leave d n c\nt z days (  
paid sick leave4  7,b7 ,use or ability  
to use ,! use ( or ! ability to use any 
su* days or leave z paid sick leave days
 also does n c\nt t[>d satisfy+ ! m9imum
 numb] ( paid sick leave days requir$ by
 ?is section4  7b7 ,accru+ paid sick    
leave  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,ea* ,class ,i     
railroad c>ri] describ$ 9 subsection    
7a77#a7 %all provide ! employees ( su*  
rail c>ri] at lea/ #g days ( paid sick  
leave 9 a cal5d> ye>4  7#b7 ,c>ry ov]   
,ea* day ( paid sick leave t an employee

 does n take 9 a cal5d> ye> %all be     
c>ri$ ov] to ,janu>y #a ( ! foll[+      
cal5d> ye> & %all n c\nt t[>d ! m9imum  
numb] ( sick days set "u subsection 7a74
  7#c7 ,wage rate ,ea* day ( sick leave 
t an employee takes %all be paid at !   
regul> h\rly wage rate ( ! employee & is
 to include comp5sation elem5ts t       
comprise ! wage rate ( su* employee4    
7c7 ,use ( paid sick leave ,subject to !
 conditions ( subsection 7d71 a ,class  
,i railroad c>ri] %all p]mit an employee
 to use paid sick leave to be abs5t dur+
 any "w "t because (-- 7#a7 a physical  
or m5tal illness1 injury1 or m$ical     
condition ( ! employee2  7#b7 obta9+    
diagnosis1 c>e1 or prev5tive c>e f a    
heal? c>e provid] by ! employee2  7#c7  
c>+ = ! *ild1 p>5t1 sp\se1 or dome/ic   
p>tn] ( an employee or any o!r          
individual relat$ by blood or aff9ity ^:
 close association ) ! employee is !    
equival5t ( a family relation%ip :o has 
any ( ! conditions or ne$s = diagnosis1 
c>e1 or prev5tive c>e describ$ 9        

p>agraphs 7#a7 or 7#b7 ( ?is subsection2
 or  7#d7 an abs5ce result+ f dome/ic   
viol5ce1 sexual assault1 or /alk+1 if ! 
"t is to-- 7,a7 seek m$ical att5tion = !
 employee or ! employee's *ild1 p>5t1   
sp\se1 dome/ic p>tn]1 or an individual  
relat$ to ! employee z describ$ 9       
p>agraph 7#c71 to recov] f physical or  
psy*ological injury or disability caus$ 
by dome/ic viol5ce1 sexual assault1 or  
/alk+2  7,b7 obta9 or assi/ a relat$    
p]son describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c7 9 obta9+ 
s]vices f a victim s]vices organization2
  7,c7 obta9 or assi/ a relat$ p]son    
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c7 9 obta9+       
psy*ological or o!r c\nsel+2  7,d7 seek 
relocation2 or  7,e7 take legal action1 
includ+ prep>+ = or p>ticipat+ 9 any    
civil or crim9al legal proce$+ relat$ to
 or result+ f dome/ic viol5ce1 sexual   
assault1 or /alk+4  7d7 ,utiliz+ paid   
sick leave  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,if ! ne$ =   
leave is =eseeable1 ! reque/ by an      
employee %all be made at lea/ #g cal5d> 
days 9 advance ( ! date = :i* ! leave is

 reque/$4  7#b7 ,non-=eseeable reque/s  
,if ! employee is unable to reque/ leave
 at lea/ #g cal5d> days 9 advance1 !    
reque/ %all be made z soon z is         
practicable4  7#c7 ,no cont+5cy ,a      
,class ,i railroad c>ri] may n make !   
use ( paid sick leave cont+5t on !      
reque/+ employee f9d+ a replacem5t to   
cov] any "w "t to be miss$ by ! reque/+ 
employee4  7#d7 ,prohibition on adv]se  
action ,a ,class ,i railroad c>ri] is   
prohibit$ f-- 7,a7 dismiss+1 susp5d+1   
lay+ (f1 demot+1 or discipl9+ 7includ+  
assign+ po9ts1 dem]its1 or discipl9>y   
citations "u any att5dance policy7 an   
employee because ! employee has reque/$ 
! use ( or has us$ paid sick leave2 &   
7,b7 tak+ into acc\nt a reque/ by an    
employee to use or use ( paid sick leave
 9 connection ) 9 any decision to       
promote or tra9 ! employee4  7e7 ,m9imum
 days ( paid sick leave & collective    
b>ga9+  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! m9imum numb] ( 
paid sick days e/abli%$ by ?is section t
 a ,class ,i railroad c>ri] mu/ provide 

employees is ! m9imum numb] ( su* days  
consi/5t ) safety4 ,! use ( any #g days 
( paid sick leave annually1 reg>dless ( 
:e!r su* days are provid$ "u any        
agreem5t rea*$ 9 negotiations betwe5 any
 su* ,class ,i railroad c>ri] & any     
repres5tative ( its employees "u !      
,railway ,labor ,act 7#de ,u4,s4,c4 #aea
 et seq471 %all meet ! requirem5ts (    
subsection 7d7 ( ?is subsection4  7#b7  
,additional days ,additional paid sick  
days may be collectively b>ga9$ betwe5 a
 railroad c>ri] & ! repres5tatives (    
employees ( su* railroad 9 accordance ) 
! ,railway ,labor ,act 7#de ,u4,s4,c4   
#aea et seq474  7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is  
section3 7#a7 ,day ,! t]m day means a   
p]iod ( #bd consecutive h\rs4  7#b7     
,dome/ic viol5ce ,! t]m dome/ic         
viol5ce-- 7,a7 has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 
section #djjjb7;a7 ( ! ,viol5ce ,aga9/  
,wom5 ,act ( #aiid 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4       
#abbia7;a771 except t ! ref]5ce 9 su*   
section to ! t]m 8jurisdiction receiv+  
grant monies0 %all be deem$ to mean !   

jurisdiction 9 :i* ! victim lives or !  
jurisdiction 9 :i* ! employ] involv$ is 
locat$2 &  7,b7 includes dat+ viol5ce1 z
 su* t]m is def9$ 9 su* section4  7#c7  
,paid sick leave ,! t]m paid sick leave 
means an increm5t ( comp5sat$ leave t c 
be e>n$ by an employee = use dur+ an    
abs5ce f employm5t = any ( ! reasons    
describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#d7 (  
subsection 7c74  7#d7 ,sexual assault ,!
 t]m sexual assault has ! mean+ giv5 su*
 t]m 9 section #djjjb7;a7 ( ! ,viol5ce  
,aga9/ ,wom5 ,act ( #aiid 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4
 #abbia7;a774  7#e7 ,/alk+ ,! t]m /alk+ 
has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section      
#djjjb7;a7 ( ! ,viol5ce ,aga9/ ,wom5    
,act ( #aiid 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #abbia7;a774
  4  7c7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! analysis = 
*apt] #bja ( title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  #bjagb4 ,injury & fatality     
prev5tion4  4