H.R. 141 119th Congress House

Trailer Safety Improvement Act

Official title: To amend title 23, United States Code, to include education on trailer safety in State highway safety programs.

Introduced: January 3, 2025 Introduced by: Tim Burchett Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov

Transportation and Public Works Motor carriersMotor vehiclesRoads and highwaysTransportation safety and security

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jan 4, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Jan 3, 2025

Introduced in House

Jan 3, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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What's happening now January 4, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Highways and Transit Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 1

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

THE MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION OF THE AMERICAS
for THE MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION OF THE AMERICAS · Minnesota · 1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1 filing
Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
1 filing
SENATE
1 filing

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Cosponsors 4

Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"

Georgia · May 11, 2026

Garamendi, John

California · Jan 16, 2025

Yakym, Rudy

Indiana · Jan 14, 2025

Bishop, Sanford D.

Georgia · Jan 3, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 141: Trailer Safety Improvement Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-141/

MLA

"H.R. 141: Trailer Safety Improvement Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-141/.

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H.R. 141, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-141/.

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