Railroad Responsibility Act of 2025 has not moved since its introduction on Jan 13, 2025, with no cosponsors
IntroducedJan 13, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 84 words.
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.
Context
- Committees
- House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Policy area
- Transportation and Public Works: 87 of 3,176 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.7%)
- Sponsor
- 0 of 126 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 194 words
- Latest action
- Jan 14, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
The bill status record lists no related bills.
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]