Introduced in House
Railroad Responsibility Act of 2025
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLETrack this section →
This Act may be cited as the Railroad Responsibility Act of 2025.
SEC. 2. STATE AUTHORITY TO LIMIT BLOCKING GRADE RAIL CROSSINGSTrack this section →
(a) General jurisdiction of Surface Transportation Board Section 10501(c)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (C) State authority To limit blocking grade rail crossings Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this title does not preempt a State from the adoption or enactment of any law, regulation, order, or other requirement related to limiting the duration that a railroad carrier may block a grade rail crossing.. (b) Preemption Section 20106(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) State authority To limit blocking grade rail crossings (A) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this title does not preempt a State from the adoption or enactment of any law, regulation, order, or other requirement related to limiting the duration that a railroad carrier may block a grade rail crossing. (B) State defined In this paragraph, the term State means a State of the United States and the District of Columbia..