HR 141 · in committee · significant
Trailer Safety Improvement Act
- government reform
What this bill does
- States must add trailer safety equipment and maintenance standards to their highway safety programs.
- This affects state transportation agencies and trailer owners and operators.
- States implement new requirements within their existing safety program framework with no specified federal funding.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
What safety equipment and maintenance standards would states need to implement, and how might costs differ between large fleet operators and individual trailer owners?
- 02
How would states fund these new trailer safety requirements without specified federal support, and what existing programs might be affected?
- 03
What evidence demonstrates that adding trailer safety standards to state highway programs would reduce accidents compared to current regulations?
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Sponsor · R-TN-2
Tim Burchett
Citizen cosponsors
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In Congress
3/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-04
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Legislative timeline
2025-01-04 · house · Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
2025-01-03 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2025-01-03 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-03 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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