Railroad Responsibility Act of 2025

Summary

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.

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Timeline

1. 13 January 2025

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 13 January 2025

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 13 January 2025

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 14 January 2025

   Referred

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

   Source: Committee

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Documents

2 official files

• Introduced in House

  Introduced in House · EN · 13 January 2025

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 13 January 2025

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Sponsors

• Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] · R · Sponsor
• · hspw00 · Standing

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