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[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 41 (Friday, March 3, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. GARCIA of Texas:H.R. 1347.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Section 8 Article I of the ConstitutionThe single subject of this legislation is:blocked railroad crossings[Page H1114]
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Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
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Standing
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Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee
    - Referred to
2023-03-06T15:22:37Z
  - Referred to
2023-03-03T14:03:00Z
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Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee
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House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Committee
- 2023-03-03
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
IntroReferral
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Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- 2023-03-03
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IntroReferral
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Library of Congress
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Introduced in House
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Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]
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TX
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Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
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NJ
M.
10
2023-03-03
True
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Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]
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CA
F.
31
2023-03-03
True
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Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
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AL
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7
2023-03-03
True
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Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
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OH
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2023-03-03
True
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Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
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Dingell
D
MI
6
2023-09-21
False
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Rep. Caraveo, Yadira [D-CO-8]
Yadira
Caraveo
D
CO
8
2023-09-21
False
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Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1]
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IN
J.
1
2024-09-25
False
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation and Public Works
2023-03-28T19:18:04Z
00
2023-03-03
Introduced in House
2023-05-02T16:03:26Z
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.
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.

D-BLOC Act
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D-BLOC Act
2024-07-24T15:23:31Z
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
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D-BLOC Act
2024-05-24T13:41:58Z
Introduced in House
IH
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
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Don’t BLock Our Communities Act
2024-05-24T13:41:58Z
Introduced in House
IH
- Official Title as Introduced
6

To amend title 49, United States Code, to limit railroad carriers from blocking railway-highway crossings, and for other purposes.
2024-03-18T20:25:07Z
Introduced in House
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- Introduced in House
2023-03-03T05:00:00Z
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