HR8267-119

In Committee

SAFER Transport Act

119th Congress Introduced Apr 14, 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

The bill expands a appropriation, definition change provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term Administration means the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The term Administrator means the Administrator of, expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 3. Freight Fraud and Theft Advisory Committee, and expands a appropriation, compliance mandate provision: 4. Memorandum of understanding on freight fraud and theft. It relies on compliance mandates, appropriations, reporting requirements, and definition changes. The main policy areas are Environment, Transportation, and Labor.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Expands a appropriation, definition change provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term Administration means the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The term Administrator means the Administrator of...
  • Expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 3. Freight Fraud and Theft Advisory Committee.
  • Expands a appropriation, compliance mandate provision: 4. Memorandum of understanding on freight fraud and theft.
  • Expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, procurement provision: 5.
  • Adds or tightens a reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 6.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a appropriation, definition change provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term Administration means the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The term Administrator means the Administrator of, expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 3. Freight Fraud and Theft Advisory Committee, and expands a appropriation, compliance mandate provision: 4. Memorandum of understanding on freight fraud and theft.

Key Policy Areas

Environment, Transportation, Labor

Primary Purpose

The bill expands a appropriation, definition change provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term Administration means the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The term Administrator means the Administrator of, expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 3. Freight Fraud and Theft Advisory Committee, and expands a appropriation, compliance mandate provision: 4. Memorandum of understanding on freight fraud and theft.

Policy Domains

Environment Transportation Labor

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 15, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

Apr 14, 2026

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in …

Apr 14, 2026

Introduced in House

Apr 14, 2026

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

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Environment Transportation Labor
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_transportation"
→ Secretary of Transportation

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

6 terms
"USDOT number" §H432D58A901C84D72B121318CE96C4CF8

a unique identifier issued to an employer or person under section 31134. Section 31134 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a)— in the fourth sentence, by striking An and inserting the following: (5)Motor carriersAn

"flagged user" §H7247215B24584F4F8A0F8563E823BC9C

a new user or existing user— the activity of which is flagged as suspicious by an automated system implemented under subsection (b)

"Administration" §H899268243D9947B9A2991098289E7370

the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The term principal place of business, with respect to a provider, means a single physical business location of the provider where— management officials of the provider report to work

"Administration" §H99AE1FA098B24EAEAD20F0BBB84D829C

the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Administration. The term appropriate committees of Congress means— the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate

"foreign dispatch service" §H9DBF1518610D4254B4166D417A980AD0

a person that— is not located in the United States, Mexico, or Canada

"fraudulent certification" §HE82341CB6671461E8D7E399BA7E1DCF6

any statement, representation, or omission of fact, including in any writing or document, that— is material

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