# 119-hr-6884: Patrick and Barbara Kowalski Freight Brokers Safety Act

119-hr-6884, Patrick and Barbara Kowalski Freight Brokers Safety Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6884
- Congress: 119
- Title: Patrick and Barbara Kowalski Freight Brokers Safety Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Financial accountability for freight brokers**. This bill would make brokers pay civil penalties when they contract with carriers that meet defined safety-failure thresholds and give FMCSA authority to investigate brokers after fatal crashes. - Brokers: A freight broker that contracts with a "specified transportation company" would owe a civil penalty equal to 10% of the value of the contracted cargo for the entire contract. - Carriers and drivers: A company is a "specified transportation company" if, during the five-year period before the broker contracts with it, the company or a driver it employs has three or more Department of Transportation violations. - Regulators: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration could investigate a broker after a fatal crash involving a contracted carrier and impose additional operating requirements if it finds the broker acted with egregious disregard for safety. - Communities and roads: Collected penalties must be deposited into the Highway Trust Fund and may be used by the Secretary for highway or transit projects that increase roadway safety. *Penalty payments would be deposited into the Highway Trust Fund and available for roadway safety projects without further appropriation.*

## Provisions PRIA read

- New penalties for freight brokers: cost, medium. This bill would make freight brokers pay a civil penalty equal to 10 percent of the contracted cargo's value. The penalty would apply when a broker hires a "specified transportation company." A company would be "specified" if, in the five years before the broker contract, the company or a driver it…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-6884 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6884)

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- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-7705: Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7705)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6884 (as of 2026-04-21).