,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aib  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #ca1       
#bjbc,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself and ,mr4  
,cramer7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill
  ,to criminalize the intentional       
obstruction of roadways on the          
,interstate ,system4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,safe    
,passage on ,interstates ,act of #bjbc4 
#b4 ,obstruction of interstate highways 
7a7 ,in general ,chapter #fe of title   
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3     
#acgj4 ,obstruction of interstate       
highways  7a7 ,definition ,in this      
section1 the term interstate highway    
means a highway on the ,interstate      
,system 7as defined in section #aja7;a7 
of title #bc74  7b7 ,offense  7#a7 ,in  
general ,it shall be unlawful to        
knowingly engage in an activity         
described in paragraph 7#b7 on an       

interstate highway with the intent to   
obstruct the free1 convenient1 and      
normal use of the interstate highway4   
7#b7 ,activities described ,the         
activities described in this paragraph  
are-- 7,a7 deliberately delaying traffic
 on an interstate highway2  7,b7        
standing or approaching a motor vehicle 
on an interstate highway2 or  7,c7      
endangering the safe movement of a motor
 vehicle on an interstate highway4  7#c7
 ,exception ,paragraph 7#a7 shall not   
apply to any lawful activity conducted  
or authorized by the ,united ,states1 a 
,state1 or a political subdivision of a 
,state4  7c7 ,penalties  7#a7 ,in       
general ,any person who violates        
subsection 7b7 shall be fined not more  
than #aj1jjj1 imprisoned for not more   
than #ae years1 or both4  7#b7          
,obstruction of emergency vehicle ,any  
person who1 in the course of violating  
subsection 7b71 knowingly obstructs the 
passage of an authorized emergency      
vehicle 7as defined in section #ajja4d  

of title #cf1 ,code of ,federal         
,regulations1 or any successor          
regulation7 shall be fined not more than
 #ae1jjj1 imprisoned for not more than  
#bj years1 or both4  7#c7 ,violation    
resulting in death ,any person who      
commits a violation of subsection 7b7   
that results in the death of any other  
person shall be fined not more than the 
applicable amount under paragraph 7#a7  
or 7#b7 of this subsection1 imprisoned  
for any term of years or for life1 or   
both4  4  7b7 ,technical and conforming 
amendment ,the table of sections for    
chapter #fe of title #ah1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #acgj4          
,obstruction of interstate highways4  4