HR 1659 · in committee · significant
Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act
- economy
What this bill does
- The bill directs the Department of Transportation to award competitive grants for public parking facilities for commercial trucks.
- States, local governments, tribal governments, and metropolitan planning organizations can apply for grants to build or improve truck parking.
- Grant-funded parking must be free to use and located near federal highways or freight facilities; DOT prioritizes projects addressing parking shortages.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would free truck parking funded by federal grants affect operating costs for trucking companies versus other transportation sectors?
- 02
Which communities are most likely to experience parking shortages that this bill aims to address, and what evidence supports those priorities?
- 03
What trade-offs exist between spending federal transportation funds on truck parking versus other freight infrastructure like roads or bridges?
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Sponsor · R-IL-12
Mike Bost
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
54/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-02-27
Joining the bill
Young Kim
R-CA-40 · original
Jeff Hurd
R-CO-3 · original
Erin Houchin
R-IN-9 · original
Michael Guest
R-MS-3 · original
Donald G. Davis
D-NC-1 · original
Emanuel Cleaver
D-MO-5 · original
Henry Cuellar
D-TX-28 · original
Julia Brownley
D-CA-26 · original
Brad Finstad
R-MN-1 · original
Salud O. Carbajal
D-CA-24 · original
Angie Craig
D-MN-2 · original
Darin LaHood
R-IL-16 · original
+ 42 more
Legislative timeline
2025-02-27 · house · Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
2025-02-27 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2025-02-27 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-02-27 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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