CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Ashley Hinson (R-IA)

FAIR Trucking Act

H.R. 5268 · House bill Law

A Republican bill with 7 Republican cosponsors · See all 7 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill is known as the Forum Accountability and Integrity in Roadway Trucking Act or the FAIR Trucking Act. It changes title 28 of the United States Code to give Federal district courts jurisdiction over certain highway accident actions. The bill applies to civil actions against interstate motor carriers. It targets cases involving bodily harm or loss of life with commercial motor vehicles on public roads. The matter in controversy must exceed five million dollars and involve parties from different states or foreign states.

Yes

  • Scored +5

    Does this give the federal government more power?

    The bill expands the original jurisdiction of federal district courts over certain civil actions.

  • Scored +3

    Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts?

    The bill establishes a specific federal avenue for litigating high-value personal injury claims involving interstate motor carriers.

The opposite

  • Scored -2

    Would households on low incomes be better off under this?

    The $5,000,000 threshold may exclude many injury claims brought by low-income individuals.