Require trains entering the United States from Mexico to stop at the border for crew changes, safety checks, and compliance with U.S. worker authorization and safety standards before continuing domestic operations.

Lance Gooden · Texas · Republican

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This bill restores long-standing protections by requiring trains entering the U.S. from Mexico to stop at the border for mandatory crew changes and safety checks.

Gooden proposed legislation requiring cross-border rail traffic from Mexico to undergo crew changes and safety checks at the U.S.-Mexico border, with domestic operations staffed by workers authorized to work in the United States.

Gooden Cracks Down on Mexican Rail Crews Operating Inside U.S. | Press Releases | Congressman Lance Gooden
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Gooden Cracks Down on Mexican Rail Crews Operating Inside U.S.

A press release title indicating Gooden is advancing the same border rail crew restriction policy already captured in the existing claim.

Press Releases | Congressman Lance Gooden
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introduced the Protecting American Railroad Workers Jobs Act, legislation to close a dangerous loophole that allows foreign rail crews to operate deep into the United States... This bill restores long-standing protections by requiring trains entering the U.S. from Mexico to stop at the border for mandatory crew changes and safety checks.

Gooden introduced a bill requiring trains from Mexico to stop at the border for crew changes, safety checks, and worker authorization compliance before entering domestic operations.

Gooden Cracks Down on Mexican Rail Crews Operating Inside U.S. | Press Releases | Congressman Lance Gooden
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Evidence

The Congressional Record lists H.R. 8468 as introduced by Mr. Pappas for himself and Mr. Gooden: a bill to protect the jobs of American railroad workers in cross-border traffic with Mexico, referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Gooden took concrete legislative action in the same Congress by joining H.R. 8468, but the official record shows introduction and committee referral, not enactment or final implementation.

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CREC-2026-04-23-pt1-PgH3089-3.pdf
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FRA said crews from Mexico may not operate more than 10 miles into the U.S. from their point of entry, uncertified crews must stop at the customs inspection point, interpreters must be certified under safety regulations, and enforcement action may follow for unsafe English-language deficiencies.

This federal agency action partially addresses safety and cross-border crew-operation concerns, but it does not fully require border crew changes for all trains or impose the full U.S.-authorized-worker standard described in the commitment.

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Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy to Enforce English Language Proficiency Among Rail Crews Along the Southern Border
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Assessments

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Gooden materially advanced the promised policy by introducing or co-sponsoring H.R. 8468, which directly would require border crew interchange, safety checks, and U.S.-authorized domestic crews. But the bill was only introduced and referred to committee, with no enactment shown. Separately, FRA action in the same term restricted Mexican crews to within 10 miles, required uncertified crews to stop at customs inspection points, and addressed safety-language compliance. That partially implements the safety and operating-limit pieces, but it does not fully require border crew changes for all trains or the full U.S. worker authorization standard promised.

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