Patrick and Barbara Kowalski Freight Brokers Safety Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6884 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6884 To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a penalty for a freight broker that contracts with an unsafe carrier, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 18, 2025 Mr. Moolenaar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a penalty for a freight broker that contracts with an unsafe carrier, and for other purposes. 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 ``Patrick and Barbara Kowalski Freight Brokers Safety Act''. SEC. 2. PENALTY FOR CONTRACTING WITH UNSAFE CARRIER. (a) In General.--Chapter 149 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Sec. 14917. Penalty for contra…