Bill · H.R. 5423· House(119-HR-5423)
Predatory Truck Leasing Prevention Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 9/17/2025
- Last activity
- 9/18/2025 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Sponsored by
- Julia Brownley
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Predatory Truck Leasing Prevention Act of 2025 aims to amend title 49 of the United States Code. It seeks to prohibit certain motor carriers from using predatory commercial motor vehicle lease-purchase programs. The Secretary is required to create regulations against these programs within one year of the Act's enactment. These regulations would target motor carriers providing transportation under the jurisdiction of subchapter I of chapter 135. Additionally, the Secretary must establish a relief process for drivers facing certain lease-purchase agreements.
Yes· 3 of 5
Does this give people more protection from unfair business practices?+6
The bill protects drivers from predatory lease-purchase agreements that prevent them from accruing equity in their vehicles.
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?+4
The bill protects drivers from financial frameworks that control their compensation and prevent equity accrual.
Would union members be better off under this?+4
The bill aims to prevent unfair labor-like arrangements where motor carriers control a driver's debt and equity.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Protection from Predatory Programs: The bill would prohibit the use of predatory commercial motor vehicle lease-purchase programs by specific motor carriers (Section 2, paragraph 1). This is positive because it targets frameworks where a motor carrier controls a driver's work, compensation, and debts while the driver fails to accrue equity (Section 2, paragraph 3A).
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Driver Relief: The Secretary is required to establish a process where drivers can be granted relief from the terms of a lease-purchase agreement (Section 2, paragraph 2). This relief can be granted if the Secretary finds the agreement violated the new regulations and was entered into after the regulations took effect (Section 2, paragraph 2A and 2B).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are explicitly detailed in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Low Income Households+4Good For Union Workers+4
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Consumer Protection+6
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power+4
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Poverty Reduction+3
- 9/30/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/18/2025
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- 9/17/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- Introduced in House
Eleanor NortonDemocrat · District of Columbia