D-BLOC Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6790 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6790 To amend title 49, United States Code, to limit railroad carriers from blocking railway-highway crossings, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 17, 2025 Ms. Garcia of Texas (for herself, Mr. Mrvan, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Kennedy of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to limit railroad carriers from blocking railway-highway crossings, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Don't BLock Our Communities Act'' or the ``D-BLOC Act''. SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF 10-MINUTE TIME LIMIT FOR BLOCKING PUBLIC HIGHWAY-RAIL GRADE CROSSINGS. (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 201 of title 49,…