H.R. 7261

119 HR 7261 IH: Motor Carrier Safety Screening Modernization Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-01-27
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7261  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 27, 2026   Mr. Mann  (for himself,  Ms. Davids of Kansas , and  Mr. Schmidt ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to employment screening for the motor carrier industry, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Motor Carrier Safety Screening Modernization Act  .
2.
Safety performance history screening
Section 31150 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting  or employment  after  preemployment ;
(2)
in subsection (b)—
(A)
by inserting  operator or  before  operator-applicant  each place it appears; and
(B)
in paragraph (2), by inserting  operator’s or  before  operator-applicant’s written consent ; and
(3)
in subsection (c)—
(A)
in the second sentence—
(i)
by striking  preemployment ;
(ii)
by inserting  operator or  before  operator-applicant ; and
(iii)
by striking  Use  and inserting the following:
(2)
Voluntary use; limitation
Use
 ;
(B)
in the first sentence—
(i)
by inserting  driver-related  after  serious ;
(ii)
by striking  as a preemployment condition ;
(iii)
by inserting  or operator applicant’s  after  individual operator’s ; and
(iv)
by striking  The process  and inserting the following:
(1)
In general
The process
  ; and
(C)
by adding at the end the following:
(3)
Adverse actions
A person may not take an adverse action (as defined in section 603(k) of the Consumer Credit Protection Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1681a(k) )) with respect to an operator or operator-applicant based in whole or in part on the data in the reports provided under subsection (a) from the Motor Carrier Management Information System unless the person provides—
(A)
notice to the operator or operator-applicant consistent with section 604(b)(3) of that Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1681b(b)(3) ); and
(B)
a reasonable period of time for—
(i)
the operator to initiate an appeal under subsection (e); and
(ii)
any appeal process initiated under that subsection to conclude pursuant to the issuance of a final disposition.
 .
3.
DataQs improvement
Section 31150 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subsection (d), by inserting  safety  after  serious driver-related ;
(2)
by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (f); and
(3)
by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
(d)
Data subject To review
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the  Motor Carrier Safety Screening Modernization Act , the Secretary shall ensure that during any period in which a safety violation is being contested, the report on that violation is labeled in a manner that indicates such violation is being contested in the Motor Carrier Management Information System and in any other relevant databases, including the Employment Screening Program, the Safety Measurement System, and Analysis and Information Online, until the review of the contested violation is complete.
(e)
DataQs appeals process
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the  Motor Carrier Safety Screening Modernization Act , the Secretary shall promulgate DataQs program participation guidelines that direct States receiving funds under the motor carrier safety assistance program under section 31102 to provide for an appeals process by which—
(1)
following the conclusion of a request for data review, an affected party may appeal the disposition of the review; and
(2)
an appeal of the disposition is decided in a reasonable period of time by a person or persons other than the person that issued the violation.
 .