Railroad Responsibility Act of 2025 This bill provides states with the authority to adopt or enact any law, regulation, order, or other requirement limiting the duration that a railroad carrier may block a grade rail crossing. Specifically, this bill states that federal transportation laws do not preempt a state from adopting or enacting these limits. As background, state and federal courts have generally found that state laws regarding obstructed crossings are preempted by one or more federal laws, thereby rendering the state laws unenforceable.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Bill introduced
Lobbying filed by CSX CORPORATION
Lobbying filed by BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY
Lobbying filed by AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION
Lobbying filed by CSX CORPORATION
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
| Registrant | Client | Amount | Filed | Period | Issues |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSX CORPORATION | CSX CORPORATION | $1.4M | Jul 21, 2025 | 2025Q2 | TAXRRRGOV |
| CSX CORPORATION | CSX CORPORATION | $1.1M | Apr 21, 2025 | 2025Q1 | RRRGOVENV |
| BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY | BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY |
The lobbying table lists Senate LDA quarterly reports (LD-2) that cite this bill by number and cover a quarter of the 119th Congress. An LD-2 names a bill as “H.R. 1234” with no Congress, so a report on another Congress, which can only concern a different bill with the same number, is left out, even when it was filed after this Congress began. The amount is what the registrant reported for the whole filing, across every issue on it, not spending on this bill. Official actions and the bill summary come from Congress.gov, and votes from the roll-call record. This page no longer pairs the bill with members' stock trades: matching lobbying clients to traded companies by name, and trades to a bill by date, is not something the records establish.
Lobbying filed by BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY
| $780.0K |
| Jul 21, 2025 |
| 2025Q2 |
LAWRRRTRA |
| BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY | BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY | $740.0K | Apr 21, 2025 | 2025Q1 | RRRTRAENV |
| AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION | AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION | $660.0K | Jul 17, 2025 | 2025Q2 | TRABUDHOM |
| AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION | AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION | $400.0K | Apr 21, 2025 | 2025Q1 | TRABUDHOM |