A Democratic bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Truck Stop Safety Act requires specific entities to display certain public safety notices. This applies to those carrying out projects to construct, reopen, or improve facilities. The bill mandates the display of information regarding human trafficking and resources to prevent or report it. It also requires the display of information regarding suicide prevention. This includes details about the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
Yes· 3 of 5
- Scored +5
Does this make mental health care easier to get?
The bill mandates the prominent display of information regarding the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline to assist those in need.
- Scored +3
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?
Increased awareness of human trafficking resources can protect vulnerable populations at higher risk of exploitation.
- Scored +3
Is this likely to lift people out of poverty?
By displaying human trafficking resources, the bill provides tools to help combat exploitation often associated with poverty.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Human Trafficking Awareness: Entities must prominently display a notice that includes a definition of human trafficking, warning signs, and the National Human Trafficking Hotline (Section 2). This could help people identify and report trafficking.
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Suicide Prevention Access: The bill requires a prominent notice containing information on the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (Section 2). This notice must explain that calls, texts, or chats to 988 are free, confidential, and available 24/7.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts or burdens are explicitly mentioned in the text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — Increased awareness of human trafficking resources can protect vulnerable populations at higher risk of exploitation. Would people in cities be better off under this? — The safety notices in facilities may provide critical assistance to individuals in urban environments where these facilities are located.
- Healthcare
- Does this make mental health care easier to get? — The bill mandates the prominent display of information regarding the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline to assist those in need.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Is this likely to lift people out of poverty? — By displaying human trafficking resources, the bill provides tools to help combat exploitation often associated with poverty.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this repair or build roads and bridges? — The bill adds public safety notice requirements to infrastructure projects involving the construction or improvement of facilities.
- 5/21/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- Introduced in House