Registration Enforcement for Vehicle Operations of Known Evaders (REVOKE) Act
Rep. Dave Taylor R-OH & Rep. Shomari Figures D-AL · Bipartisan · House T&I Committee
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.
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Added Sep 25, 2026
H.R. 10123In committeeSafety
Strengthening Transportation Oversight and Preventing (STOP) Improper Licensing Act
Rep. Harriet Hageman R-WY · no cosponsors · House T&I Committee
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.
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Added Aug 21, 2026
H.R. 10099In committeeWorkforce
Freedom Haulers Act
Rep. Brian Mast R-FL · 1 cosponsor · House T&I Committee
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.
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Added Aug 14, 2026
Continuing ResolutionSigned into lawFunding
FY26 Continuing Resolution
Signed into law · extends federal funding through December 11
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.
Added Aug 7, 2026
S. 5294In committeeSecurity
Keeping China Off the Rails Act
Sen. Joni Ernst R-IA · sole sponsor · Senate Commerce Committee
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.
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Added Aug 7, 2026
S. 5150In committeeSafety
Safety and Accountability in Freight Enforcement (SAFE) Act
Sen. Todd Young R-IN & Sen. Andy Kim D-NJ · Bipartisan · Senate Commerce Committee
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.
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Added Aug 1, 2026
H.R. 9454In committeeEnvironment
Next Generation Shipping Act
Rep. Nanette Barragán D-CA · 5 cosponsors · House T&I and Science, Space & Technology Committees
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.
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Added Jul 2, 2026
S. 4935In committeeEnvironment
Next Generation Shipping Act (Senate companion)
Sen. Chris Van Hollen D-MD · 1 cosponsor · Senate Commerce Committee
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.
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.
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Added Jun 26, 2026
H.R. (pending)In committeeSafety
Chief Chris Eddy’s Law
Rep. Buddy Carter R-GA · No cosponsors
Would require a hazardous-materials placard on all refrigerated shipping containers, improving first-responder awareness of refrigeration-related hazards.
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Added Jun 12, 2026
H.R. (pending)In committeeInfrastructure
Rail Motive Power Source Integration Act of 2026
Rep. Don Beyer D-VA · 2 cosponsors
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.
