Trailer Safety Improvement Act

Bill: 117-hr-6915
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]
Introduced: 2022-03-03
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Latest action: action_date: 2022-03-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-03-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Trailer Safety Improvement Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires that state highway safety programs address safety equipment, preventive maintenance, and other aspects of the proper and safe usage of light- and medium-duty trailers.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6915 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 3, 2022 Mr. Burchett (for himself and Mr. Garamendi ) 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Trailer Safety Improvement Act . 2. Trailer safety programs Section 402(a)(2)(A) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1) in clause (xiii) by striking and at the end; (2) in clause (xiv) by striking the semicolon and inserting ; and ; and (3) by inserting after clause (xiv) the following: (xv) to educate the public about proper and safe usage of light- and medium-duty trailers, including required safety equipment and preventive maintenance for safety; .