House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
SAFER Transport Act
Official title: To amend title 49, United States Code, to combat freight fraud and theft, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Brad Knott R-NCWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 14, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 15, 2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8267.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KNOTT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 65, April 14, 2026, Page H2886):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 14, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8267, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8267
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 29, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 30, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 29, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 3 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Tom Barrett (R-MI), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Tracey Mann (R-KS).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brad Knott.
- H.R. 4070 (119th) Tren de Aragua Border Security Threat Assessment Act
- H.R. 6267 (119th) Aviation Supply Chain Safety and Security Digitization Act of 2025
- H.R. 3242 (119th) Punishing Illegal Immigrant Felons Act of 2025
- H.R. 10052 (119th) Right to Worship Act
- H.R. 9653 (119th) Limiting Excessive Government Obstruction Act
Related bills
- S. 3950 (119th) SAFER Transport ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.