# 119-hr-5423: Predatory Truck Leasing Prevention Act of 2025

119-hr-5423, Predatory Truck Leasing Prevention Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5423
- Congress: 119
- Title: Predatory Truck Leasing Prevention Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-09-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Bans predatory truck lease-purchase programs.** This bill would require federal rules and a driver relief process to stop motor carriers from using lease-purchase setups that trap drivers in debt and strip away truck equity. - Drivers: Could challenge and be granted relief from lease-purchase terms found to violate the new rules. Definitions target arrangements where carriers control work, pay, and debts and leave drivers with no or lost equity in the truck. - Motor carriers: Would be barred from using predatory lease-purchase programs for transportation subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 of title 49. Carriers could face regulatory limits on recruitment, operational, tax, and finance practices linked to leases. - Federal regulator: The Secretary would have 1 year after enactment to publish regulations and must include a process to grant drivers relief when lease terms violate those regulations.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New rules against predatory truck leases for drivers: benefit, high. If enacted, the Transportation Secretary would have 1 year to ban predatory truck lease‑purchase programs by covered motor carriers. Drivers who sign leases after the rules take effect could get relief if the Secretary finds their terms break the rules. A program would count as predatory when the c…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5423 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5423)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5423 (as of 2026-04-21).