Official Summaries

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.

Current Full Text

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 141 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 141

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


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                    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

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                                 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''.
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