Trailer Safety Improvement Act

Introduced Jan 3, 2025Latest action Jan 4, 2025Transportation and Public Works

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.

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Issue relevance

Why this appears in Paper Trail

Infrastructure

Matched from official metadata: policy_area: Transportation and Public Works

People and recorded decisions

Sponsors, Cosponsors & House Votes

Earl Leroy Carter

Cosponsor · Republican · GA

Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.

Cosponsor · Democratic · GA

John Garamendi

Cosponsor · Democratic · CA

Rudy Yakym III

Cosponsor · Republican · IN

Tim Burchett

Sponsor · Republican · TN

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Official Subjects

Transportation and Public WorksMotor carriersMotor vehiclesRoads and highwaysTransportation safety and security

Sources & text

Official Congress.gov record ↗Introduced in House ↗Introduced in House ↗Introduced in House ↗

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