United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3698 (117th)
D-BLOC Act
Introduced
4 June 2021
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
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7 April 2025
Summary
Don't BLock Our Communities Act or the D-BLOC Act This bill prohibits railroad carriers from obstructing travel at public highway-rail crossings for more than 10 minutes, except under limited circumstances (e.g., safety issues). The Department of Transportation (DOT) must investigate and send notices to carriers of repeated incidents; carriers are subject to civil penalties for violations that occur after having received notice. DOT must also establish a national database for the public to report such incidents.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 4 June 2021
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 4 June 2021
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 4 June 2021
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3698
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/3698