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H.R. 8894119th CongressIn committeeLatest action May 19, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Passenger Rail Crew Protection Act
Introduced:
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HR 8894 would make assaulting passenger train crew members a federal crime with penalties up to 20 years.
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HR 8894 would create a new federal crime of assaulting or intimidating passenger train crew members, closing a gap that currently leaves train workers without the same federal protections airline crew members already have. Covered workers include engineers, conductors, station staff handling tickets and baggage, and anyone in a safety role on or around a passenger train. Penalties range from six months for a basic assault up to twenty years if the attack is carried out with intent to commit murder.
Train workers on intercity lines such as Amtrak and on commuter rail systems would gain new federal legal protections under this bill. Passengers and anyone else present at train stations, on platforms, or onboard operating trains would be subject to these new federal rules.
Cases involving assault on train crew members could be prosecuted in federal court rather than relying solely on state or local laws. The bill applies a penalty structure similar to existing federal law protecting airline crew members.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.