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This bill, known as the "Passenger Rail Crew Protection Act," aims to make it a federal crime to assault or intimidate passenger train crew members, similar to how such actions against aircraft crew members are already prosecuted. It defines "crew member" broadly to include engineers, conductors, onboard personnel, and anyone performing safety-sensitive functions or customer service at a rail station. The bill also defines "dangerous weapon" to include items like pocket knives with blades under 2.5 inches and box cutters, and "serious bodily injury" as an injury involving a substantial risk of death, extreme physical pain, significant disfigurement, or prolonged loss of bodily or mental function. Under this act, anyone who assaults or intimidates a crew member while onboard a passenger train in operation, on a platform, or in a rail station, thereby hindering their duties, or attempts or conspires to do so, will face federal penalties. These penalties include fines or imprisonment for up to 8 years, with the possibility of up to 20 years if a dangerous weapon is used during the assault or intimidation.

Transportation and Infrastructure

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