,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hdfh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bc1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,pappas 7for himself and ,mr4 ,gooden7 
introduced the following bill2 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 ,mexico1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,protecting ,american ,railroad         
,workers' ,jobs ,act of #bjbf4  #b4     
,train crew requirements  7a7 ,in       
general ,subchapter ,,ii of chapter #bja
 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following3  #bjagb4 ,border crossings   
and train crew requirements  7a7 ,border
 crossings ,the ,secretary of           
,transportation shall require-- 7#a7 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 testing2 and  7#b7 the  
railroad carrier to ensure that the only
 individuals who operate such trains    
after carrying out the activities       
described in paragraph 7#a7 are         
individuals-- 7,a7 who are--  7i7       
nationals of the ,united ,states2 or    
7ii7 aliens residing in the ,united     
,states and lawfully authorized to      
engage in employment in the ,united     
,states2 and  7,b7 whose primary        
reporting point is in the ,united       
,states and who perform no duties for a 
railroad carrier while physically       
outside of the ,united ,states4  7b7    
,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7    
,alien2 national of the ,united ,states 
,the terms alien and national of the    
,united ,states have the meanings given 
those terms in section #aja of the      
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja74  7#b7 ,southern border
 ,the term southern border means the    

international border between the ,united
 ,states and ,mexico4  4  7b7 ,clerical 
amendment ,the analysis for subchapter  
,,ii of chapter #bja of title #di1      
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3 #bjagb4
 ,border crossings and train crew       
requirements44