HR 7261 119th Congress House Transportation and Public Works

Motor Carrier Safety Screening Modernization Act

Introduced: January 27, 2026 Introduced by: Mann, Tracey Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov

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Jan 28, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Jan 27, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Jan 27, 2026

Introduced in House

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Motor Carrier Safety Screening Modernization Act

This bill expands and modifies a commercial vehicle operator safety screening program to allow the motor carrier industry to access an individual operator's crash and serious safety violation inspection history during employment. Under current law, this Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) program provides information for pre-employment screening.

The bill also directs FMCSA to revise the appeals process for DataQs to require an appeal to be decided by a person other than the person that issued the violation. DataQs is the online system for motor carriers and commercial motor vehicle drivers to request and track a review of federal and state crash and inspection data that the requestor believes is incomplete or incorrect.

What's happening now January 28, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Related & companion bills 1

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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 6

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

HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
for NIC FEDERAL LLC · Virginia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION
for AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
for NIC FEDERAL LLC · Virginia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS
for AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION
for AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026

Cosponsors 3

Meuser, Daniel

Pennsylvania · Jan 30, 2026

Davids, Sharice

Kansas · Jan 27, 2026

Schmidt, Derek

Kansas · Jan 27, 2026

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7261: Motor Carrier Safety Screening Modernization Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7261/

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"H.R. 7261: Motor Carrier Safety Screening Modernization Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7261/.

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H.R. 7261, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7261/.

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