# 115-hr-3570: Transportation and Trailer Modernization Act of 2017

115-hr-3570, Transportation and Trailer Modernization Act of 2017, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-3570
- Congress: 115
- Title: Transportation and Trailer Modernization Act of 2017
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
- Introduced: 2017-07-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Transportation and Trailer Modernization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Clean Air Act to revise the definition of a motor vehicle to exclude trailers and vehicles reliant on a connection to a self-propelled vehicle for power. (The Environmental Protection Agency set emissions standards for trailers as a part of motor vehicle emissions regulations. The regulations as applied to trailers were stayed by a federal court on October 27, 2017.)

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2017-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] (R-TX), 2017-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] (R-NE), 2017-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2017-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] (R-GA), 2017-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2017-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] (R-FL), 2017-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2017-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2017-09-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] (R-AL), 2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2018-05-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2017-09-27T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-3570 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3570)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3570 (as of 2025-11-18).