118th Congress Transportation and Public Works
H.R. 1347: D-BLOC Act
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Summary
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.
Additionally, each Class I railroad carrier must publish on its home page an active link to the blocked highway-rail crossing portal that is maintained by the Federal Railroad Administration. The portal is used to (1) collect information from the public, including first responders, regarding blocked highway-rail grade crossing events; (2) solicit the apparent cause of the blocked crossing and provide examples of common causes of blocked crossings; (3) provide each complainant with the contact information for reporting a blocked crossing to the relevant railroad; and (4) encourage each complainant to report the blocked crossing to the relevant railroad.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
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Amendments
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Cosponsors
- Marcy Kaptur D-OHOriginal
- Grace Napolitano D-CAOriginal
- Donald Payne D-NJOriginal
- Terri Sewell D-ALOriginal
- Yadira Caraveo D-CO
- Debbie Dingell D-MI
- Frank Mrvan D-IN
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History
- Introduced in the House by Sylvia Garcia.
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- Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.