H.R. 2187: Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-03-26 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 448.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-03-26 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 448. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act

Plain summary

Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act This bill authorizes appropriations through FY2026 to the Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide parking for commercial motor vehicles on the federal-aid highway system. DOT must provide competitive grants to states, metropolitan planning organizations, local governments, and tribal governments for projects that improve the safety of commercial motor vehicle operators and provide parking for commercial motor vehicles on federal-aid highways or on a facility with reasonable access to such a highway or a freight facility. The federal share for a project carried out in accordance with the bill shall be up to 100%.

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Official text

Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] · 39 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2187, Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act (2022-08-22)

Cosponsors on this site

Angie Craig (D-MN), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), John Garamendi (D-CA), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), David Rouzer (R-NC), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Brian Babin (R-TX), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Troy E. Nehls (R-TX), Josh Harder (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] reported raising $1.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr2187.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr2187 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117