119-hr3880

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3880 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 3880

 To amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
 Transportation to withhold from States certain apportionments if the 
 States do not make reasonable efforts to prohibit certain roadway 
 obstruction, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 June 10, 2025

 Mr. Huizenga (for himself, Mr. Kustoff, and Mr. Moolenaar) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
 Transportation and Infrastructure

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 A BILL

 To amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
 Transportation to withhold from States certain apportionments if the 
 States do not make reasonable efforts to prohibit certain roadway 
 obstruction, 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. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Clear the Reckless Obstructions And 
Dangers on Streets Act'' or the ``Clear the ROADS Act''.

SEC. 2. ROADWAY OBSTRUCTION.

    (a) Withholding of Apportionments for Noncompliance.--

    (1) In general.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, 
 is amended by adding at the end the following:
``

Sec. 180. Roadway obstruction
 ``

    (a) Withholding of Apportionments for Noncompliance.--Beginning 
not later than the first October 1 after the Secretary of 
Transportation has issued such regulations as are necessary to carry 
out this section or the first October 1 after a State has held a 
legislative session, whichever is later, and each October 1 thereafter, 
the Secretary shall withhold an amount equal to 10 percent of the funds 
to be apportioned to a State on that date under each of paragraphs

    (1) and

    (2) of 

section 104

    (b) , unless the Secretary has certified on or 
before that date that the State has met the requirement described in 
subsection

    (b) .
 ``

    (b) Requirement.--A State meets the requirement of this 
subsection if the Secretary determines the State has made reasonable 
efforts to prohibit individuals who are not performing work on behalf 
of a Federal, State, or local government from knowingly and recklessly 
obstructing lawful vehicle transportation on Federal-aid highways in 
the State in a manner that endangers the safety or health of the 
public.''.

    (2) Clerical amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of 
 title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
 the following:

``180. Roadway obstruction.''.

    (b) Rulemaking.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue 
such regulations as are necessary to carry out 

section 180 of title 23, 
United States Code (as added by this section).
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