119th Congress
H.R. 7261
Motor Carrier Safety Screening Modernization Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Tracey Mann(R-KS)
- Introduced
- Jan 27, 2026
- Policy area
- Transportation and Public Works
- Committees
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (3)
Original cosponsors (2)
- Derek Schmidt (R-KS)
- Sharice Davids (D-KS)
Added later (1)
- Daniel Meuser (R-PA) · Jan 30, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
Motor Carrier Safety Screening Modernization Act
This bill expands and modifies a commercial vehicle operator safety screening program to allow the motor carrier industry to access an individual operator's crash and serious safety violation inspection history during employment. Under current law, this Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) program provides information for pre-employment screening.
The bill also directs FMCSA to revise the appeals process for DataQs to require an appeal to be decided by a person other than the person that issued the violation. DataQs is the online system for motor carriers and commercial motor vehicle drivers to request and track a review of federal and state crash and inspection data that the requestor believes is incomplete or incorrect.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 28, 2026
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. - Jan 27, 2026 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. - Jan 27, 2026
Introduced in House