United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee 4 D cosponsors

HR 6790 — D-BLOC Act

Last action — Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced December 17, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Stalled 22% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (4 D).

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill establishes a 10-minute time limit for railroad carriers blocking public highway-rail grade crossings and adds reporting requirements for such incidents.

  • 49 U.S.C. § 20172

    Sec. 20172. Time limit for blocking public highway-rail grade crossing (a) Time Limit.--A railroad carrier may not cause a blocked crossing incident that is longer than 10 minutes in duration, unless the blocked crossing incident is caused by-- (1) a casualty or serious injury; (2) an accident; (3) a track obstruction; (4) actions necessary to comply with Federal rail safety laws, regulations, or orders issued thereunder unless the action to comply could reasonably occur at a different time or location; (5) actions necessary to adhere to section 24308; (6) a train fully contained within rail yard limits or fully contained in a rail siding; (7) an act of God; or (8) a derailment or a safety appliance equipment failure that prevents the train from advancing.

    Establishes a new requirement that railroad carriers cannot block public highway-rail grade crossings for more than 10 minutes, with specific exceptions.

  • 49 U.S.C. § 20172

    For any public highway-rail grade crossing that has had 3 or more blocked crossing incidents that exceed the time limit set forth in subsection (a) and are reported to the blocked crossing portal, and such incidents have occurred on at least 3 calendar days within a 30-day period, the Secretary shall-- (1) provide an electronic notice of the number of reported blocked crossing incidents to the railroad carrier that owns the public highway-rail grade crossing; (2) investigate the causes of the blocked crossing incidents; and (3) investigate possible measures to reduce the frequency and duration of blocked crossing incidents at such grade crossing.

    Requires the Secretary to investigate frequently blocked crossings that exceed the 10-minute limit to identify causes and potential measures to reduce incidents.

  • 49 U.S.C. § 20172

    A railroad carrier shall, upon receiving a notice under subsection (b), maintain train location data records for the public highway-rail grade crossing that was the subject of the notice.

    Mandates that railroad carriers maintain records of blocked crossing incidents exceeding 10 minutes upon receiving a notice.

  • 49 U.S.C. § 20172

    The Secretary may issue civil penalties in accordance with section 21301 to railroad carriers for violations of subsection (a) occurring 60 days after the date of submission of a notice under subsection (b).

    Gives the Secretary the authority to impose civil penalties on railroad carriers for violating the 10-minute blocking rule.

  • 49 U.S.C. § 20172

    This section shall not apply to Amtrak or commuter authorities, including Amtrak and commuter authorities' operations run or dispatched by a Class I railroad.

    Exempts Amtrak and commuter railroads from the new blocking time limit provisions.

  • 49 U.S.C. § 20152

    upon receiving a report pursuant to paragraph (1)(C) or (D) → upon receiving a report pursuant to paragraph (1)(D), the railroad carrier shall, within 14 days of receipt of the report--

    Modifies reporting requirements for blocked crossings to require verification and entry into the blocked crossing portal.

  • 49 U.S.C. § 20152

    or → or (E)

    Expands the list of reportable incidents under existing law to include blocked crossing incidents.

  • 49 U.S.C. § 20152

    and → and (F)

    Further expands the reporting requirements for railroad carriers to include additional obligations regarding blocked crossing incidents.

Action History

  1. Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Introduced in House

  4. Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 543 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (543)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HR 6790?
HR 6790 is sponsored by Mrvan, Frank J. (Democratic), Norton, Eleanor Holmes (Democratic), Kennedy, Timothy M. (Democratic), and Garcia, Sylvia R. (Democratic).
What is the current status of HR 6790?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced December 17, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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