45 U.S.C. § 61 to 64b

Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2939, § 1 34 Stat. 1415 Dec. 26, 1969Pub. L. 91–169, § 183 Stat. 463 July 8, 1976Pub. L. 94–348, § 4(c)90 Stat. 818 Nov. 2, 1978Pub. L. 95–57492 Stat. 2461 June 22, 1988Pub. L. 100–342, § 16(1)102 Stat. 634 Section 61, acts , ; , , ; , , ; , , §§ 5, 6, ; , , , provided that this chapter applied to any railroad and defined “railroad”, “employee”, “time on duty”, and “designated terminal” for purposes of this chapter. See sections 20102, 21101, and 21103 of Title 49, Transportation.

Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2939, § 2 34 Stat. 1416 Oct. 15, 1966Pub. L. 89–670, § 6(e)(2)80 Stat. 939 Dec. 26, 1969Pub. L. 91–169, § 183 Stat. 463 July 8, 1976Pub. L. 94–348, § 4(a)90 Stat. 818 June 22, 1988Pub. L. 100–342102 Stat. 634 section 63 of this titleSection 62, acts , ; , , ; , , ; , , (b), ; , , §§ 16(2), 19(b)(1), , 638, related to limitations on employees’ hours of service, determination of number of hours an employee is on duty, additional duty for crew of wreck or relief trains during emergencies, and inapplicability of this section when provisions of applied, and defined “employees” for purpose of subsec. (a)(3) of this section. See sections 21103, 21105, and 21106 of Title 49.

Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2939, § 3 34 Stat. 1416 May 4, 1916, ch. 109, § 1 39 Stat. 61 Aug. 14, 1957Pub. L. 85–135, § 271 Stat. 352 Oct. 15, 1966Pub. L. 89–670, § 6(e)(2)80 Stat. 939 Dec. 26, 1969Pub. L. 91–169, § 183 Stat. 464 June 22, 1988Pub. L. 100–342, § 16(3)102 Stat. 635 section 21105 of Title 49Section 63, acts , ; , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , , related to dispatchers’ hours of service. See .

Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2939, § 3A July 8, 1976Pub. L. 94–348, § 4(d)90 Stat. 819 Nov. 2, 1978Pub. L. 95–574, § 4(a)92 Stat. 2459 June 22, 1988Pub. L. 100–342, § 16(4)102 Stat. 635 Section 63a, acts , as added , , ; amended , , (b), , 2460; , , , related to signal system employees’ hours of service. See sections 21102, 21104 to 21107, and 21303 of Title 49.

Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2939, § 4 34 Stat. 1417 Oct. 15, 1966Pub. L. 89–670, § 6(e)(2)80 Stat. 939 Dec. 26, 1969Pub. L. 91–169, § 183 Stat. 464 June 22, 1988Pub. L. 100–342, § 16(5)102 Stat. 635 section 21107 of Title 49Section 64, acts , ; , , ; , , ; , , , provided that time on duty requirements of this chapter were maximum permissible hours of service, but shorter periods were proper subjects for collective bargaining. See .

Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2939, § 5 34 Stat. 1417 Dec. 26, 1969Pub. L. 91–169, § 183 Stat. 464 July 8, 1976Pub. L. 94–348, § 4(e)90 Stat. 819 Oct. 10, 1980Pub. L. 96–423, § 1294 Stat. 1816 June 22, 1988Pub. L. 100–342, § 16(6)102 Stat. 635 Sept. 3, 1992Pub. L. 102–365106 Stat. 973 Section 64a, acts , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , §§ 4(a)(2), (c)(2), 9(a)(2), , 974, 977, related to manner of enforcing this chapter concerning hours of service of employees. See sections 21102, 21303, and 21304 of Title 49.

act Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2939, § 6 Dec. 26, 1969Pub. L. 91–169, § 183 Stat. 465 Section 64b, , as added , , , provided that Secretary of Transportation was to have duty to carry out provisions of this chapter.

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Act Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2939 34 Stat. 1415 Pub. L. 103–272, § 7(b)July 5, 1994108 Stat. 1379 , , which enacted this chapter and which was repealed by , , , was popularly known as the “Hours of Service Act”.