Truck Stop Safety Act
Sponsored By: Representative Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13]
Introduced
Summary
Mandatory human-trafficking and suicide-prevention signage. This bill would require two public safety notices at federally funded or overseen transportation facilities to help people spot and report trafficking and to connect those in crisis with suicide-prevention help.
Show full summary
- Travelers and truck drivers get posted guidance on spotting and reporting human trafficking, including a definition, common warning signs, and the National Human Trafficking Hotline.
- People in crisis and those worried about someone get direct access to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, with a notice explaining calls, texts, or chats to 988 are free, confidential, and available 24/7.
- Entities that construct, reopen, or improve federally funded transportation facilities must ensure both notices are prominently displayed in the covered facilities.
Your PRIA Score
Personalized for You
How does this bill affect your finances?
Sign up for a PRIA Policy Scan to see your personalized alignment score for this bill and every other piece of legislation we track. We analyze your financial profile against policy provisions to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.
Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Truck stop safety notices required
This bill would require groups that build, reopen, or improve facilities paid for under MAP-21 Section 1401 to post two prominent notices inside the facility. One notice would explain what human trafficking is, list warning signs, and give the National Human Trafficking Hotline. The other notice would provide suicide-prevention information and say that calls, texts, and chats to 988 are free, confidential, and available 24/7. This requirement would take effect upon enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13]
OH • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
View on Congress.gov