HR915-118

Introduced

To establish a national motor carrier safety selection standard for entities that contract with certain motor carriers to transport goods, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Feb 9, 2023

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, To establish a national motor carrier safety selection standard for entities that contract with certain motor carriers to transport goods, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers. The main policy domain is Transportation, Finance, Trade.

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 H7786C22A927B4BB4A26EBFC8A3271B5B: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Motor Carrier Safety Selection Standard Act.
  • Section H5D4F47DB42E542149E7F73FA96EF05BF: 2. Motor carrier selection standard of care For any applicable legal requirement with respect to a covered entity contracting with a covered motor carrier for...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To establish a national motor carrier safety selection standard for entities that contract with certain motor carriers to transport goods, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.

Key Policy Areas

Transportation, Finance, Trade

Primary Purpose

This bill, To establish a national motor carrier safety selection standard for entities that contract with certain motor carriers to transport goods, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.

Policy Domains

Transportation Finance Trade

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • transportation operators and travelers
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • transportation operators and travelers
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Nov 26, 2024

Additional sponsors: Mr. Meuser, Ms. Mace, Ms. Van Duyne, Mr. …

Nov 26, 2024

Deleted sponsor: Mr. Allred (added April 17, 2023; deleted May …

Nov 26, 2024

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the …

Feb 9, 2023

Mr. Gallagher (for himself and Mr. Moulton) introduced the following …

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
Transportation Finance Trade
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_transportation"
→ Secretary of Transportation

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"covered entity" §H5D4F47DB42E542149E7F73FA96EF05BF

a person acting as— a shipper or cosignee of goods, except that such term does not mean a person acting as an individual shipper (as such term is defined in section 13103 of title 49, United States Code)

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