H.R. 341

Summary

H.R. 341, the Railroad Responsibility Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jan 13, 2025 by Rep. Warren Davidson (R). It was referred to Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, and last saw action on Jan 14, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

Record

Text

H.R. 341 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 341 IH: Railroad Responsibility Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-13
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 341  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 13, 2025   Mr. Davidson  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide States the authority to limit blocking grade rail crossings, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Railroad Responsibility Act of 2025   .
2.
State authority to limit blocking grade rail crossings
(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.
 .

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Sponsors

Rep. Warren Davidson (R) sponsors H.R. 341 alone.

Warren Davidson

Rep. · R–OH-8 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 341 went before 2 committees: Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee and Transportation and Infrastructure.

Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee

Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee

Referred to · Jan 14, 2025 · 47 Bills

Transportation and Infrastructure

Transportation and Infrastructure

Referred To · Jan 13, 2025 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 341 has taken 3 actions since Jan 13, 2025, the latest on Jan 14, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 341 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 341 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Railroad Responsibility Act of 2025 — Display Title
• Railroad Responsibility Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide States the authority to limit blocking grade rail crossings, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 14 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 341 in 20 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Environment/Superfund, Railroads, Trade (domestic/foreign), Budget/Appropriations, Homeland Security, Transportation, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products.

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 341 under Transportation and Public Works, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

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