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Jan 13, 2025
Policy Area:
Transportation and Public Works
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Jan 14, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
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Introduced in House
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<p><strong>Railroad Responsibility Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill provides states with the authority to adopt or enact any law, regulation, order, or other requirement limiting the duration that a railroad carrier may block a grade rail crossing. Specifically, this bill states that federal transportation laws do not preempt a state from adopting or enacting these limits. </p><p>As background, state and federal courts have generally found that state laws regarding obstructed crossings are preempted by one or more federal laws, thereby rendering the state laws unenforceable.</p>
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Type: Committee
| Source: House committee actions
| Code: H11000
Jan 14, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H11100
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced in House
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| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: Intro-H
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 1000
Jan 13, 2025
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Transportation and Public Works
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Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Jan 13, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 14, 2025 6:28 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 341 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 341
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide States the authority
to limit blocking grade rail crossings, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 13, 2025
Mr. Davidson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide States the authority
to limit blocking grade rail crossings, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 341 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 341
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide States the authority
to limit blocking grade rail crossings, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 13, 2025
Mr. Davidson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide States the authority
to limit blocking grade rail crossings, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Railroad Responsibility Act of
2025''.
SEC. 2.
(a) General Jurisdiction of Surface Transportation Board.--
Section 10501
(c) (3) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``
(C) State Authority To Limit Blocking Grade Rail Crossings.
(c) (3) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``
(C) State Authority To Limit Blocking Grade Rail Crossings.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this title does not preempt
a State from the adoption or enactment of any law, regulation, order,
or other requirement related to limiting the duration that a railroad
carrier may block a grade rail crossing.''.
(b) Preemption.--
the end the following:
``
(C) State Authority To Limit Blocking Grade Rail Crossings.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this title does not preempt
a State from the adoption or enactment of any law, regulation, order,
or other requirement related to limiting the duration that a railroad
carrier may block a grade rail crossing.''.
(b) Preemption.--
Section 20106
(a) of title 49, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``
(3) State Authority To Limit Blocking Grade Rail Crossings.
(a) of title 49, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``
(3) State Authority To Limit Blocking Grade Rail Crossings.--
``
(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, this title does not preempt a State from the adoption or
enactment of any law, regulation, order, or other requirement
related to limiting the duration that a railroad carrier may
block a grade rail crossing.
``
(B) State defined.--In this paragraph, the term `State'
means a State of the United States and the District of
Columbia.''.
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