House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Fair Compensation for Truck Crash Victims Act

H.R. 8218Introduced Apr 9, 2026Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Official title: To increase the minimum levels of financial responsibility for transporting property, and to index future increases to changes in inflation relating to medical care.

Sponsor: Rep. Jesús García D-IL

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Where it went

IntroducedApr 9, 2026
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Latest action: Apr 9, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8218.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GARCIA of Illinois, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 63, April 9, 2026, Page H2831):
Article 1, Section 8.
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

5 cosponsors — 5 Democrats

0 of 5 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Steve Cohen (D-TN), John Garamendi (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Derek Tran (D-CA).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jesús García.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-4 district

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Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.