Fair Compensation for Truck Crash Victims Act
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
Introduced
Summary
Would raise the minimum financial responsibility for carriers that transport property to $5 million and require ongoing adjustments for medical-cost inflation every five years. The bill cites Bureau of Labor Statistics analysis that $750,000 in 1980 equals about $5.2 million in 2020 and about $5.8 million in 2025.
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- Families and crash victims: Would increase the minimum funds carriers must have available after a truck crash, setting a $5 million floor for property-transporting carriers.
- Trucking companies and drivers: Would require carriers that transport property to hold at least $5 million in financial responsibility and to face five-year medical-inflation adjustments.
- Regulators and insurers: Would direct the Secretary, in consultation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, to update the minimum every five years based on medical-care inflation, with the change taking effect one year after enactment.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Higher truck insurance minimums for victims
This bill would raise the minimum financial responsibility for motor carriers that transport property from $750,000 to $5,000,000. The change would take effect one year after enactment. It would require the Secretary, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, to adjust that minimum every five years for medical-care inflation. If enacted, crash victims involving commercial trucks would be able to seek larger recoveries, while truck companies and their insurers would face higher minimum liability exposure and likely higher insurance or shipping costs.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
IL • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/9/2026
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/9/2026
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/9/2026
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
Sponsored 4/9/2026
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Sponsored 4/9/2026
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