US HB6790

Railroad carriers are prohibited from blocking public highway-rail grade crossings for more than 10 minutes, with exceptions for casualties, accidents, track obstructions, compliance with federal safety laws, acts of God, derailments, or trains fully contained within rail yards

Crossings with 3 or more reported blocking incidents exceeding 10 minutes within a 30-day period trigger mandatory Secretary investigation, notification to the railroad carrier, and required recordkeeping of train location data including incident causes, train lengths, and durations

Civil penalties may be issued under section 21301 for violations occurring 60 days after notice, with exemptions for crossings without an alternate grade-separated route within half a mile or where a grade separation project has local agreement and budgeted funding

Class I railroads must publish a link to the Federal Railroad Administration's blocked crossing portal on their website homepage within 60 days of enactment, and the portal's original 3-year pilot limitation is removed to make it permanent

Amtrak and commuter rail authorities are exempt from the 10-minute blocking limit, including when their operations are run or dispatched by Class I railroads