SAFER Transport Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, SAFER Transport Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice, Transportation, Immigration.
Who Benefits and How
law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors 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, law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HCF0F3AB090594FAABE53635728874007: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing American Freight, Enforcement, and Reliability in Transport Act or the SAFER Transport Act.
- Section H99AE1FA098B24EAEAD20F0BBB84D829C: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term Administration means the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The term Administrator means the Administrator of...
- Section HAA765BB397E044F085636CE208FC8D79: 3. Freight Fraud and Theft Advisory Committee Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish an advisory...
- Section H4BE303D845A34A819788FC387E00A4E5: 4. Memorandum of understanding on freight fraud and theft Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Attorney...
- Section H432D58A901C84D72B121318CE96C4CF8: 5. Securing the registration system of the Administration During the 5-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary— shall not...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, SAFER Transport Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Key Policy Areas
Criminal Justice, Transportation, Immigration
Primary Purpose
This bill, SAFER Transport Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Sponsors
Brad Knott
R-NC | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in …
Introduced in House
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?
- "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
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
a new user or existing user— the activity of which is flagged as suspicious by an automated system implemented under subsection (b)
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
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
a person that— is not located in the United States, Mexico, or Canada
any statement, representation, or omission of fact, including in any writing or document, that— is material
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