Businesses would have one federal checklist for hiring trucking companies. If they check registration, insurance, and FMCSA safety status within 45 days, they may be treated as acting reasonably. The Transportation Department must also update how it rates carrier safety.
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Motor Carrier Safety Selection Standard Act of 2024 is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Latest action on H.R. 5337: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects businesses that hire trucking companies, trucking companies that want to be hired, and people involved in lawsuits after truck crashes. It also affects individual consumers hiring movers, because they would not have to understand federal safety checks to be treated as reasonable.
Why this matters: This bill matters because lawsuits after truck crashes often ask whether a company chose a safe carrier. The bill would set one federal rule for that choice. That could make hiring decisions clearer for logistics companies, but it could also limit some claims when warning signs fall outside the checklist. Road safety effects would depend on how FMCSA builds the public safety status and updated rating system.
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Officially: Motor Carrier Safety Selection Standard Act of 2024
Businesses would have one federal checklist for hiring trucking companies. If they check registration, insurance, and FMCSA safety status within 45 days, they may be treated as acting reasonably. The Transportation Department must also update how it rates carrier safety.
Use this page to support, oppose, or ask Congress to amend HR5337. Modern Action explains Motor Carrier Safety Selection Standard Act of 2024 in plain English, helps identify the right senators or representative, and drafts a bill-specific message you can edit and send.
Where it stands
Sitting in Highways and Transit
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Where this bill is in the process
Introduced
Introduced in House
House Committee
Under House committee consideration
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (9/12/2025)
House Floor Vote
Voted on by House
Passed House
Approved by House
Senate Review
Sent to Senate for consideration
Passed Both Chambers
Approved by both House and Senate
Signed into Law
Signed by the President
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