# 119-hr-8218: Fair Compensation for Truck Crash Victims Act

119-hr-8218, Fair Compensation for Truck Crash Victims Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8218
- Congress: 119
- Title: Fair Compensation for Truck Crash Victims Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-09
- Sponsor: Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45] (D-CA), 2026-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2026-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2026-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2026-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2026-04-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Higher truck insurance minimums for victims: mixed, high. 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…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-8218 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8218)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [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)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8218 (as of 2026-04-21).