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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION 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
JANUARY13, 2025
Mr. D
AVIDSONintroduced 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 Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Railroad Responsibility 4
Act of 2025’’. 5
SEC. 2. STATE AUTHORITY TO LIMIT BLOCKING GRADE 6
RAIL CROSSINGS. 7
(a) G
ENERALJURISDICTION OFSURFACETRANS-8
PORTATIONBOARD.—Section 10501(c)(3) of title 49, 9
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United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 1
following: 2
‘‘(C) S
TATEAUTHORITYTOLIMITBLOCKING 3
G
RADERAILCROSSINGS.—Notwithstanding any other 4
provision of law, this title does not preempt a State from 5
the adoption or enactment of any law, regulation, order, 6
or other requirement related to limiting the duration that 7
a railroad carrier may block a grade rail crossing.’’. 8
(b) P
REEMPTION.—Section 20106(a) of title 49, 9
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 10
following: 11
‘‘(3) S
TATEAUTHORITYTOLIMITBLOCKINGGRADE 12
R
AILCROSSINGS.— 13
‘‘(A) I
N GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 14
provision of law, this title does not preempt a State 15
from the adoption or enactment of any law, regula-16
tion, order, or other requirement related to limiting 17
the duration that a railroad carrier may block a 18
grade rail crossing. 19
‘‘(B) S
TATE DEFINED.—In this paragraph, the 20
term ‘State’ means a State of the United States and 21
the District of Columbia.’’. 22
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