# 119-hr-8267: SAFER Transport Act 119-hr-8267, SAFER Transport Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Knott, Brad [R-NC-13] (R-NC); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-30). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8267 - As of: 2026-09-30 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-hr-8267 - Congress: 119 - Title: SAFER Transport Act - Status: in_committee - Introduced: 2026-04-14 - Sponsor: Rep. Knott, Brad [R-NC-13] (R-NC) - Cosponsors: 3 - Policy area: Transportation and Public Works - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-09-30 ## Summary **Stronger registration and automated fraud detection for freight and carriers.** This bill would remake how motor carriers, brokers, and freight forwarders register and how regulators spot and stop fraud to protect shippers and honest operators. - Replaces MC numbers with a new USDOT number and imposes a 5-year transition during which MC numbers would not be issued or renewed. Registrations could be withheld, suspended, or revoked for felony convictions and owners must report ownership changes within 30 days. - Requires the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to build automated flagging systems within 1 year and lets the agency temporarily suspend flagged registrations while giving companies a response window. The bill defines fraudulent certification and allows criminal penalties including fines and up to 5 years in prison. - Tightens driver and training rules and boosts information sharing. States would have to verify work authorization for commercial learner permits and commercial driver’s licenses and send monthly reports. CDL training providers must register a principal place of business and face audits. The bill also creates a freight fraud advisory committee, requires a Department of Justice memorandum of understanding for freight fraud referrals, and requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection to reimburse certain cargo-theft fines. ## Cosponsors (3) - Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS), 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7] (R-MI), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - CBP repayment for some cargo fines: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would direct Customs and Border Protection to repay victims of cargo theft for fines they paid to CBP when containers were not sealed as required. The repayment would apply only to fines paid under the cited sealing rules. - Freight fraud advisory and DOJ pact: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would create a Freight Fraud and Theft Advisory Committee within 60 days. The committee would report to DOT and Congress within two years and then end. The Secretary and Attorney General would also make a memorandum of understanding within 180 days to share freight-fraud inform… - Ban on some foreign point-to-point runs: cost, medium. If enacted, the bill would bar carriers domiciled in Canada or Mexico, and U.S. carriers owned or controlled by Mexico-domiciled persons, from doing point-to-point domestic cargo runs inside the U.S. It would also make it unlawful to knowingly use drivers who are not authorized by USCIS to work as… - New USDOT ID and registration rules: cost, medium. If enacted, the bill would make a USDOT number the main ID for carriers, brokers, and freight forwarders. The Secretary would finish a Unified Carrier Registration system within one year. New owners would need to tell the agency within 30 days of a change. The bill would also stop issuing or renewi… - New crime penalty for false certifications: cost, low. If enacted, the bill would make knowingly submitting a false or misleading certification in FMCSA registration or compliance a federal crime. A person convicted could face fines under title 18, up to five years in prison, or both. The rule applies when the false certification is used to engage or t… - CDL training registry and work checks: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would make FMCSA run a national registry of commercial driver training providers and require providers to register their main business address before listing. Providers listed at enactment would have one year to register that address or be removed. FMCSA would audit providers,… ## Related bills - 119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025 - 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act - 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025 - 119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250 - 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 - 119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act ## Sources - [119-hr-8267 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8267) ## Related - [119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2853) - [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237) - [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422) - [119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9250) - [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514) - [119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-703) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8267 (as of 2026-09-30).