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Trailer Safety Improvement Act

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

Introduced Jan 3, 2025

Latest action (Jan 4, 2025) Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
Issues
Economy & Taxes
Legislative subjects (4)
Motor carriersMotor vehiclesRoads and highwaysTransportation safety and security

Summary

This bill amends federal highway safety law to require State highway safety programs to include education on trailer safety. The amendment expands the scope of State programs to cover prevention of improper and unsafe use of light-duty and medium-duty trailers, and to educate the public about required trailer safety equipment and preventive maintenance. The bill essentially adds trailer safety education as a component of existing State highway safety grant programs.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
4 cosponsors

Actions (3)
  1. Jan 4, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. · house
  2. Jan 3, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
  3. Jan 3, 2025 Introduced in House

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  • HR 758 — Mail Traffic Deaths Reporting Act of 2025 (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 1057 — Safe Passage on Interstates Act of 2025 (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 546 — Investing in Safer Traffic Stops Act of 2025 (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 1135 — BUSES Act of 2009 (shares 3 subjects)
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  • HR 4585 — Agricultural and Rural Road Improvement Program Act · Introduced Jul 23, 2025 · Cong. 119 68%
  • HR 4523 — To make technical amendments to title 49, United States Code, as necessary to improve the Code. · Introduced Sep 10, 2025 · Cong. 119 68%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Jan 3, 2025

Only one text version is on file, so there’s no earlier version to compare against yet.

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 3, 2025

Mr. Burchett (for himself and Mr. Bishop) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

A BILL

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

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Trailer Safety Improvement Act”.

SEC. 2. TRAILER SAFETY PROGRAMS.

Section 402(a)(2)(A)(xiv) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting “, prevent improper and unsafe use of light-duty and medium-duty trailers, and educate the public about required trailer safety equipment and preventive maintenance” after “unsecured vehicle loads”. <all>

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