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HR 341 119th Congress House Transportation and Public Works

Railroad Responsibility Act of 2025

Introduced: January 13, 2025 Introduced by: Davidson, Warren Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
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Jan 14, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 13, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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Railroad Responsibility Act of 2025

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. 

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.

What's happening now January 14, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 341: Railroad Responsibility Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-341/
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"H.R. 341: Railroad Responsibility Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-341/.
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H.R. 341, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-341/.
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[H.R. 341: Railroad Responsibility Act of 2025](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-341/)
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