H.R. 9004House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Truck Stop Safety Act

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The Truck Stop Safety Act adds new safety‑notice requirements to federal transportation law for projects that build, reopen, or improve truck‑stop facilities. It obligates the project owners or operators to post clear, prominent notices on human‑trafficking prevention and suicide prevention, providing hotline numbers and key information. The rule applies to any entity undertaking eligible construction or improvement projects at truck stops.

Key Provisions

Amends the federal transportation law (MAP‑21) to add a new public‑safety requirement for projects that construct, reopen, or improve truck‑stop facilities.
Requires any entity carrying out such a project to prominently display a notice about human‑trafficking prevention, including the National Human Trafficking Hotline number, a definition of trafficking, and warning signs.
Requires a separate notice about suicide prevention, prominently displayed, that includes information about the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and states that calls, texts, or chats to 988 are free, confidential, and available 24/7.

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Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

May 21, 2026

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HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

May 21, 2026

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

May 21, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued May 21, 2026

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 9004

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 21, 2026

Mrs. Sykes introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

A BILL

To require certain entities carrying out certain projects relating to the construction, reopening, and improvement of facilities to display certain public safety notices, and for other purposes.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Truck Stop Safety Act.

Public safety requirements for eligible projects

Section 1401 of MAP–21 (23 U.S.C. 137 note) is amended—

(1)

by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and

(2)

by inserting after subsection (d) the following:

(e)

Public safety requirements for eligible projects

An entity carrying out a project to construct, reopen, or improve facilities under this section shall ensure that—

(1)

a notice containing information about human trafficking and resources to prevent and report human trafficking is prominently displayed in such facility, including the National Human Trafficking Hotline, a clear definition of human trafficking, and warning signs of human trafficking; and

(2)

a notice containing information about suicide prevention is prominently displayed in such facility, including information on the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline that explains any call, text, or chat to 988 is free, confidential, and available 24/7.