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S. 337 119th Congress Senate

Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act

Official title: A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the authority of the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration relating to the … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the authority of the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration relating to the shipping of household goods, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 30, 2025 Introduced by: Deb Fischer Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
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Feb 23, 2026
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-112.
Feb 23, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 341.
May 21, 2025
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jan 30, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Jan 30, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 341.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act

This bill allows the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to assess civil penalties against motor carriers, brokers, and freight forwarders for violations related to the interstate transportation of household goods and provides states with additional related authorities.

As background, a broker is the “middle person” between a shipper and a motor carrier and arranges for the transportation of household goods. A freight forwarder organizes shipments for individuals or corporations. Unlike a broker, freight forwarders assume responsibility for transportation and may transport the freight itself.

The bill expands the FMCSA registration requirements to require motor carriers, brokers, and freight forwarders to designate a principal place of business (i.e., a single physical location where management officials report to work, a significant portion of the transportation business is conducted, and records are maintained). FMCSA may withhold, suspend, amend, or revoke any part of a registration for failure to designate.

In addition, brokers and freight forwarders must disclose any common ownership, management, control, or familial relationship with any other carrier, freight forwarder, broker, or applicant in the previous three years. Under current law, motor carriers must disclose this information.

Further, states may use certain grant funds to enforce federal household goods statutes and regulations for the interstate transportation of these goods by motor carriers and brokers. This applies to Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) grant funds and MCSAP High Priority discretionary grant funds. A state shall retain collected fines that are a result of enforcement.

 Hearings & markups 1
 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 880 Identical bill Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act
  • HR 8870 BUILD America 250 Act
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Jan 30, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 337: Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-337/
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