,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dfjb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #af1
 #bjbj,mr4 ,kennedy 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,tillis1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 
,mr4 ,rounds1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 and ,mr4    
,rubio7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill
  ,to prohibit the obstruction of       
emergency vehicles4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,stop    
,blocking ,hospitals ,act4  #b4         
,obstruction of an emergency vehicle    
7a7 ,prohibition ,chapter #b of title   
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code is amended by
 adding at the end the following3       
#dj;,c4 ,obstruction of an emergency    
vehicle  7a7 ,offense ,it shall be      
unlawful for any person1 using a        
channel1 facility1 or instrumentality of
 interstate or foreign commerce or      
otherwise affecting interstate or       
foreign commerce1 to knowingly obstruct1
 delay1 or prevent-- 7#a7 any ambulance 

or emergency vehicle from responding to 
a call or transporting an individual to 
a hospital2  7#b7 any vehicle used by a 
fire department1 or any officer or      
member of a fire department1 from       
responding to a call or transporting an 
individual to a hospital2 or  7#c7 any  
vehicle used by a ,state or local law   
enforcement agency1 or any officer of   
the ,state or local law enforcement     
agency1 from responding to a call or    
transporting an individual to a         
hospital4  7b7 ,penalty ,any person who 
violates subsection 7a7 shall be fined  
under this title1 imprisoned not less   
than #a year nor more than #e years1 or 
both4  4  7b7 ,technical and conforming 
amendment ,the table of sections for    
chapter #b of title #ah1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 is amended by inserting after   
the item relating to section #dj;,b the 
following3  #dj;,c4 ,obstruction of an  
emergency vehicle4  4