HR7321-119

In Committee

Towing Safety Act

119th Congress Introduced Feb 2, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Towing Safety Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers. The main policy domain is Transportation, Environment.

Who Benefits and How

transportation operators and travelers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, transportation operators and travelers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HA1F614A0D89944A98977DEDC8D79FB3E: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Towing Safety Act.
  • Section H2775F3BD975740BE8DEF1D35A7F9D687: 2. Covered heavy-duty tow and recovery vehicles Section 127(m)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:...
  • Section HDECEB34E8B7B407DAC6970D564D1543C: 3. Length limitations Section 31111 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: (8)Covered heavy-duty...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Towing Safety Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.

Key Policy Areas

Transportation, Environment

Primary Purpose

This bill, Towing Safety Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.

Policy Domains

Transportation Environment

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • transportation operators and travelers
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transportation operators and travelers: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • transportation operators and travelers
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federal implementing agencies: ,
transportation operators and travelers: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 3, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Feb 2, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Feb 2, 2026

Introduced in House

Feb 2, 2026

Mr. Taylor introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Transportation Environment
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"covered heavy-duty tow and recovery vehicle" §HDECEB34E8B7B407DAC6970D564D1543C

any vehicle transporting a wrecked or disabled vehicle from the place where the vehicle became wrecked or disabled to the nearest appropriate repair facility or other location, as directed by any agency having jurisdiction

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