Title: Safe Passage on Interstates Act
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Safe Passage on Interstates Act
This bill establishes new federal criminal offenses for conduct involving the obstruction of interstate highways.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4825 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4825

     To criminalize the intentional obstruction of roadways on the 
                           Interstate System.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 13, 2022

 Mr. Rubio (for himself and Mr. Cramer) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
     To criminalize the intentional obstruction of roadways on the 
                           Interstate System.

    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 ``Safe Passage on Interstates Act''.

SEC. 2. OBSTRUCTION OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 65 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1370. Obstruction of interstate highways
    ``(a) Definition.--In this section, the term `interstate highway' 
means a highway on the Interstate System (as defined in section 101(a) 
of title 23).
    ``(b) Offense.--
            ``(1) In general.--It shall be unlawful to knowingly engage 
        in an activity described in paragraph (2) on an interstate 
        highway with the intent to obstruct the free, convenient, and 
        normal use of the interstate highway.
            ``(2) Activities described.--The activities described in 
        this paragraph are--
                    ``(A) deliberately delaying traffic on an 
                interstate highway;
                    ``(B) standing or approaching a motor vehicle on an 
                interstate highway; or
                    ``(C) endangering the safe movement of a motor 
                vehicle on an interstate highway.
            ``(3) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any 
        lawful activity conducted or authorized by the United States, a 
        State, or a political subdivision of a State.
    ``(c) Penalties.--
            ``(1) In general.--Any person who violates subsection (b) 
        shall be fined not more than $10,000, imprisoned for not more 
        than 15 years, or both.
            ``(2) Obstruction of emergency vehicle.--Any person who, in 
        the course of violating subsection (b), knowingly obstructs the 
        passage of an authorized emergency vehicle (as defined in 
        section 1001.4 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, or any 
        successor regulation) shall be fined not more than $15,000, 
        imprisoned for not more than 20 years, or both.
            ``(3) Violation resulting in death.--Any person who commits 
        a violation of subsection (b) that results in the death of any 
        other person shall be fined not more than the applicable amount 
        under paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection, imprisoned for 
        any term of years or for life, or both.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
chapter 65 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following:

``1370. Obstruction of interstate highways.''.
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