Increase penalties on motor carriers that knowingly use operators who are ineligible to operate commercial motor vehicles.

‘‘(16) P ENALTY FOR KNOWINGLY USING AN INELI-17 GIBLE OPERATOR.—Any motor carrier who is determined 18 by the Secretary, after notice and opportunity for a hear-19 ing, to have knowingly employed, or contracted with, an 20 operator who is ineligible to operate a commercial motor 21 vehicle under applicable Federal law shall be liable to the 22 United States for a civil penalty of— 23 ‘‘(A) not less than $25,000 for each offense; or 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 17:52 Sep 30, 2026 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H10620.IH H10620ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 10 • HR 10620 IH ‘‘(B) if such knowing employment or con-1 tracting results in serious injury or death, not less 2 than $100,000.’’

Gill introduced legislation imposing civil penalties on motor carriers that knowingly employ or contract with operators ineligible to operate commercial motor vehicles.

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The legislation would strengthen commercial trucking safety by ensuring drivers have lawful status or proper employment authorization, requiring English-language proficiency testing, crack down on fraud, and impose enhanced penalties on motor carriers that knowingly use ineligible drivers.

Gill's legislation would impose enhanced penalties on motor carriers that knowingly use ineligible drivers.

Rep. Gill Introduces Barron’s Law | Representative Brandon Gill
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“(B) if such knowing employment or contracting results in serious injury or death, not less than $100,000.”.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Gill introduced legislation establishing civil penalties for carriers knowingly employing or contracting with federally ineligible commercial drivers: at least $25,000 per offense and at least $100,000 when serious injury or death results. This is concrete legislative effort during the lookback window; introduced bill text does not establish delivery.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H. R. 10620 (Introduced-in-House)
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introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo identifies Gill as sponsor and records introduction and committee referral on September 28, 2026. Searches through October 19 found no subsequent passage or enactment establishing the proposed penalties. The commitment remains unresolved, with documented effort and no documented expired deadline.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10620 (IH) - Trucking Safety and Accountability Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr10620ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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