[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6915 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6915

To amend title 23, United States Code, to include education on trailer 
                safety in State highway safety programs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 3, 2022

 Mr. Burchett (for himself and Mr. Garamendi) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to include education on trailer 
                safety in State highway safety programs.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Trailer Safety Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. TRAILER SAFETY PROGRAMS.

    Section 402(a)(2)(A) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in clause (xiii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in clause (xiv) by striking the semicolon and inserting 
        ``; and''; and
            (3) by inserting after clause (xiv) the following:
                            ``(xv) to educate the public about proper 
                        and safe usage of light- and medium-duty 
                        trailers, including required safety equipment 
                        and preventive maintenance for safety;''.
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