# 119-hr-141: Trailer Safety Improvement Act

119-hr-141, Trailer Safety Improvement Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-141
- As of: 2026-09-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-141
- Congress: 119
- Title: Trailer Safety Improvement Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Trailer safety education** would be added to state highway safety programs to teach the public about required equipment, preventive maintenance, and preventing improper use of light- and medium-duty trailers. - Drivers and families would receive state-backed information on securing trailers, required safety equipment, and basic maintenance when towing. - State highway safety programs would be expanded to include trailer safety topics in their education and outreach activities. - Owners and operators of light- and medium-duty trailers would get clearer guidance aimed at preventing unsafe or improper use.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2025-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New trailer safety education for drivers: benefit, low. If enacted, state highway safety programs that get federal highway safety grants would need to teach safe use of light- and medium-duty trailers. The programs would cover required trailer safety equipment and basic preventive maintenance. This aims to prevent improper and unsafe trailer use, and ad…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-979: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025
- 119-hr-516: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the railroad track maintenance credit.
- 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-141 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/141)

## Related
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-979: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-979)
- [119-hr-516: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the railroad track mainten…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-516)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
- [119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4382)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-141 (as of 2026-09-21).