H.R. 10881
In committee
Environment
21st Century Vehicle Choice Act
Would expand and make permanent federal electric-vehicle tax credits, increase incentives for charging infrastructure, and require several reports examining vehicle availability, purchase and ownership costs, critical-mineral supply chains, and gasoline consumption. The bill focuses mostly on passenger and light-duty vehicles, but heavy-duty vehicles would be included in several of the reporting requirements, including those on vehicle availability and cost trends.
H.R. 10845
In committee
Trade
Port Staffing Reporting Act
Would require the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to produce an assessment of the standards and guidelines for managing air, land, and sea ports of entry. The assessment would include data on staffing levels and the impacts of any staff shortages, average transit delays, an inventory of border-security technologies used to facilitate trade and their potential privacy impacts, and physical infrastructure needs.
H.R. 10759
In committee
Trade
Tariff Relief for American Development and Employment (TRADE) Act
Would direct a portion of federal tariff revenue into dedicated funds to reshore jobs and to provide relief to businesses that can show they have suffered economic harm as a result of tariffs.
S. 5653
In committee
Infrastructure
Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026
The Senate Environment and Public Works and Energy and Natural Resources Committees reached a bipartisan permitting-reform agreement and introduced this bill, which would set deadlines for each step of the federal environmental review process (including the length of public comment periods) and timelines for judicial review. It would also bar federal agencies from rescinding or suspending a permit unless a court orders it or a crime has been committed — bringing more structure, certainty, and accountability to permitting.
H.R. (pending)
In committee
Safety
Barron’s Law
Bill text is not yet available. According to the Congressman’s press statement, the legislation is designed to enhance highway safety by reducing instances of undocumented individuals receiving CDLs, requiring English-language proficiency testing, cracking down on fraud, and imposing penalties on carriers that knowingly hire ineligible drivers.
H.R. 10607
In committee
Funding
American Fuel Affordability Act
Would repeal the federal excise tax on diesel fuel (24.3¢/gal), with U.S. Treasury general-fund transfers to keep the Highway Trust Fund and Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Trust Fund whole. To expand domestic refining, it would create a new investment tax credit for constructing U.S. refineries and a production credit for gasoline and diesel made at qualifying new facilities.
S. 5487
In committee
Workforce
TWIC Efficiency (TWICE) Act (Senate companion)
Senate companion to the House TWICE Act (H.R. 5109, which passed the House by voice vote last week); Senate bill text is not yet available. Would direct TSA to develop guidelines helping people in federal, state, or local prisons pre-apply for a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) as they near release, without changing TWIC eligibility criteria.
H.R. 1721
Signed into law
Trade
Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act
Signed into law on October 20, 2026 (Public Law 119-127) after passing the House in April and the Senate in September by unanimous consent. Directs the Department of Commerce to study high-demand products the U.S. imports because of domestic manufacturing, material, or supply-chain constraints — weighing the costs, benefits, job impacts, and feasibility of making them domestically, including in rural areas or industrial parks — across all 16 critical infrastructure sectors (energy, communications, transportation, health care, defense, and more).
H.R. 5109
Passed House
Workforce
TWIC Efficiency (TWICE) Act
Passed the House by voice vote. Directs TSA to develop guidelines helping people in federal, state, or local prisons pre-apply for a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) as they near release; it does not change TWIC eligibility criteria. Endorsed by ATA and AAPA, it now awaits Senate action.
H.J. Res. 210
Passed House
Environment
CRA to Repeal California At-Berth Vessel Waiver
House passed this Congressional Review Act resolution 216–211 to revoke the EPA’s 2023 authorization of California Air Resources Board (CARB) updates to its Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth Regulation — updates that extended shore-power emissions-control requirements to ro-ro vessels and tankers. Now sent to the Senate.
H.J. Res. 213
Passed House
Environment
CRA to Repeal California Commercial Harbor Craft Waiver
House passed this Congressional Review Act resolution 214–208 to revoke the EPA’s 2025 authorization of CARB’s updated Commercial Harbor Craft Regulation, which would extend cleaner-engine and diesel particulate-filter requirements to ferries, tugboats, commercial fishing vessels, and barges. Now sent to the Senate.
H.R. 10237
In committee
Safety
Registration Enforcement for Vehicle Operations of Known Evaders (REVOKE) Act
Would require motor carriers and other entities subject to USDOT registration to maintain an active USDOT number to operate legally. USDOT numbers would be activated only after the agency confirms all registration requirements are met, and deactivated immediately if an entity loses valid registration or fails to complete a required periodic update.
H.R. 10123
In committee
Safety
Strengthening Transportation Oversight and Preventing (STOP) Improper Licensing Act
Would require FMCSA to audit a random sample of non-domiciled CDLs in every state, verifying drivers’ work authorization, residency status, and training/qualifications for compliance with federal regulations. Findings would be published and submitted to Congress, and any state that refuses to comply would forfeit all FMCSA funding. Supported by ATA and OOIDA.
H.R. 10099
In committee
Workforce
Freedom Haulers Act
Would codify the Administration’s Freedom Haulers initiative to streamline veterans’ path to a commercial driver’s license. Extends the military skills test waiver window from 12 to 24 months after service — exempting veterans with heavy-vehicle military experience from the skills test — and makes the Even Exchange Program permanent, letting qualified veterans bypass CDL knowledge exams.
Continuing Resolution
Signed into law
Funding
FY26 Continuing Resolution
Signed into law. Extends federal funding at FY26 levels through December 11 and temporarily extends the IIJA’s Highway Trust Fund authorizations through the same date, but does not extend the IIJA’s Division J funding — roughly $38 billion a year for programs including INFRA, PIDP, and CRISI — which expires September 30. Congress now has additional time to negotiate a full-year funding bill or a longer-term FY27 appropriations and surface transportation authorization.
S. 5294
In committee
Security
Keeping China Off the Rails Act
Likely Senate companion to the House’s Keeping China Off the Rails Act (H.R. 8417, Reps. Moolenaar (R-MI) and Gottheimer (D-NJ)); Senate bill text is not yet available. Would prohibit foreign-developed tracking technology on existing freight railcars through a phased compliance schedule — current law covers only new railcars — addressing national-security concerns about foreign adversaries tracking military and other sensitive cargo.
S. 5150
In committee
Safety
Safety and Accountability in Freight Enforcement (SAFE) Act
Bipartisan Senate companion to the House SAFE Act (H.R. 7539), targeting “chameleon carriers” that reopen under new identities to evade insurance and FMCSA enforcement. Would require a GAO study of their prevalence and associated crashes, direct FMCSA to build and test an automated tool to flag suspicious registration applications (with an appeals process and effectiveness audits), and improve federal–state information sharing. Supported by ATA, OOIDA, and the Truckload Carriers Association.
H.R. 9454
In committee
Environment
Next Generation Shipping Act
Would establish a $1 billion-per-year MARAD program to support the research, development, demonstration, deployment, and commercialization of zero-emission and clean alternative maritime technologies and infrastructure. Senate companion: S. 4935.
S. 4935
In committee
Environment
Next Generation Shipping Act (Senate companion)
Senate companion to H.R. 9454, carrying the same $1 billion-per-year MARAD program for zero-emission and clean alternative maritime technologies and infrastructure.
H.R. 9369
In committee
Safety
GHOSTRUCK Act
Would require that any edits or annotations to ELD records be made only by a carrier, dispatcher, or driver located in North America, while keeping all edits subject to driver approval.
H.R. (pending)
In committee
Safety
Chief Chris Eddy’s Law
Would require a hazardous-materials placard on all refrigerated shipping containers, improving first-responder awareness of refrigeration-related hazards.
H.R. (pending)
In committee
Infrastructure
Rail Motive Power Source Integration Act of 2026
The most relevant of a trio of Beyer rail bills on alternative power. Would create an unfunded FRA pilot program to improve freight and passenger rail’s ability to rotate between diesel, battery, electric, and hydrogen power sources, identify barriers to implementation, and design a railcar capable of switching between them.
