# 119-hr-1057: Safe Passage on Interstates Act of 2025

119-hr-1057, Safe Passage on Interstates Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Collins, Mike [R-GA-10] (R-GA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1057
- Congress: 119
- Title: Safe Passage on Interstates Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Collins, Mike [R-GA-10] (R-GA)
- Cosponsors: 19
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates a new federal crime for obstructing interstate highways.** It would make knowingly delaying traffic, standing by or approaching vehicles, or otherwise endangering vehicle movement on the Interstate System a federal offense with specified fines and prison terms, and tougher penalties for blocking emergency vehicles or causing death. - Drivers and commuters — Travel disruptions on Interstates could trigger federal criminal charges, increasing legal risk for people who block or delay traffic. - Protesters and organizers — Intentional obstruction or standing on Interstates would be punishable, with penalties that can include fines up to $10,000 and prison up to 15 years. The law excepts lawful activity by the federal government, a State, or a political subdivision of a State. - Emergency responders — Knowingly obstructing an authorized emergency vehicle carries higher penalties, up to $15,000 and 20 years in prison. - Criminal defendants and courts — If an obstruction results in death, offenders face fines consistent with the statute and imprisonment for any term of years or for life.

## Cosponsors (19)

- Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] (R-TN), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] (R-CA), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] (R-OK), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Taylor, David J. [R-OH-2] (R-OH), 2025-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strong, Dale W. [R-AL-5] (R-AL), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] (R-OH), 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2025-10-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Criminal penalties for blocking interstates: benefit, high. This bill would create a federal crime for knowingly doing things on Interstate highways with the intent to block normal travel. It would ban deliberately slowing traffic, standing or walking up to a car on an Interstate, or other acts that endanger safe driving. A violation could bring a fine up t…

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- 119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act
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## Sources
- [119-hr-1057 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1057)

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- [119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-38)
- [119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1301)
- [119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1628)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-703)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1057 (as of 2026-04-21).