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HR141Referred to Committee

Trailer Safety Improvement Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-01-03
Introduced
4
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Tim Burchett
Tim Burchett
Republican · TN · Representative
Votes with party: 87.1% (541 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/B001309

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (4)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-2)Original· 2025-01-03
  • Rudy Yakym III (R-IN-2)· 2025-01-14
  • John Garamendi (D-CA-8)· 2025-01-16
  • Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA-1)· 2026-05-11

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

2025-01-04

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureReferred To · 2025-01-03

Plain-English Summary

Trailer Safety Improvement Act This bill requires that state highway safety programs address trailer safety equipment, preventive maintenance, and other aspects of the proper and safe usage of light- and medium-duty trailers.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Transportation and Public Works
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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