119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Jan 30, 2025
Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act
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Latest action (Feb 23, 2026): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 341.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Jan 30, 2025)
Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act
This bill allows the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to assess civil penalties against motor carriers, brokers, and freight forwarders for violations related to the interstate transportation of household goods and provides states with additional related authorities.
As background, a broker is the “middle person” between a shipper and a motor carrier and arranges for the transportation of household goods. A freight forwarder organizes shipments for individuals or corporations. Unlike a broker, freight forwarders assume responsibility for transportation and may transport the freight itself.
The bill expands the FMCSA registration requirements to require motor carriers, brokers, and freight forwarders to designate a principal place of business (i.e., a single physical location where management officials report to work, a significant portion of the transportation business is conducted, and records are maintained). FMCSA may withhold, suspend, amend, or revoke any part of a registration for failure to designate.
In addition, brokers and freight forwarders must disclose any common ownership, management, control, or familial relationship with any other carrier, freight forwarder, broker, or applicant in the previous three years. Under current law, motor carriers must disclose this information.
Further, states may use certain grant funds to enforce federal household goods statutes and regulations for the interstate transportation of these goods by motor carriers and brokers. This applies to Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) grant funds and MCSAP High Priority discretionary grant funds. A state shall retain collected fines that are a result of enforcement.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 341.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-112.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-112.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced in Senate
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OWNER-OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: OWNER-OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 22, 2026 · issue area: Trucking/Shipping
$374,733
Spent on own lobbying
…ckers restroom access Support H.R. 1962 /S. 893, elimination of FLSA Overtime exemption for truck drivers Improve oversight of driver coercion Support H.R. 880/S. 337, the Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act; combating freight fraud Feedback on screening of new carriers Support FMCSA rulemaking on broker transpa…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$650,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 880 / S. 337 - Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act; H.R. 863 / S. 61 - National Human Trafficking Database Act; H.R. 1569 / S. 703 - CATCH Fentanyl Act; H.R. 3…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COX ENTERPRISES INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: COX ENTERPRISES INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Automotive Industry
$470,000
Spent on own lobbying
Issues affecting the wholesale auto industry, generally; Issues related to double brokering and fraud in automotive transportation; H.R. 880/S. 337 - Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act; H.R. 2853/S. 1404 - Combating Organized Retail Crime Act; H.R. 8267/S. 3950 - SAFER Transport Act; H.R. 738…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TRANSPORTATION INTERMEDIARIES ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: TRANSPORTATION INTERMEDIARIES ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$120,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 880 & S.337, the Household Goods Protection Act; Fraud in the supply-chain; Motor Carrier Safety Selection Standard Act; Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA); Patr…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TRIUMPH FINANCIAL, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: K&L GATES, LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 12, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
S.1404, H.R. 2853, Combating Organized Retail Crime Act - Issues related to transportation and freight fraud. S. 337, H.R. 880, Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act - Issues related to transportation and freight fraud.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
OWNER-OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: OWNER-OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 22, 2026 · issue area: Trucking/Shipping
$302,237
Spent on own lobbying
…ckers restroom access Support H.R. 1962 /S. 893, elimination of FLSA Overtime exemption for truck drivers Improve oversight of driver coercion Support H.R. 880/S. 337, the Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act; combating freight fraud Feedback on screening of new carriers Support FMCSA rulemaking on broker transpa…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TRIUMPH FINANCIAL, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: K&L GATES, LLP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
S.1404, H.R. 2853, Combating Organized Retail Crime Act - Issues related to transportation and freight fraud. S. 337, H.R. 880, Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act - Issues related to transportation and freight fraud.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$720,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 880 / S. 337 - Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act; H.R. 863 / S. 61 - National Human Trafficking Database Act; H.R. 1569 / S. 703 - CATCH Fentanyl Act; H.R. 3…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COX ENTERPRISES INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: COX ENTERPRISES INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Automotive Industry
$750,000
Spent on own lobbying
Issues affecting the wholesale auto industry, generally; Issues related to double brokering and fraud in automotive transportation; H.R. 880/S. 337 - Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act; H.R. 2853/S. 1404 - Combating Organized Retail Crime Act; H.R. 8267/S. 3950 - SAFER Transport Act; H.R. 738…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TRANSPORTATION INTERMEDIARIES ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: TRANSPORTATION INTERMEDIARIES ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 15, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$120,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 880 & S.337, the Household Goods Protection Act; Fraud in the supply-chain; Motor Carrier Safety Selection Standard Act; Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA); Patr…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
OWNER-OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: OWNER-OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 21, 2026 · issue area: Trucking/Shipping
$343,067
Spent on own lobbying
…ckers restroom access Support H.R. 1962 /S. 893, elimination of FLSA Overtime exemption for truck drivers Improve oversight of driver coercion Support H.R. 880/S. 337, the Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act; combating freight fraud Feedback on screening of new carriers Support FMCSA rulemaking on broker transpa…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$620,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 880 / S. 337 - Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection; H.R. 863 / S. 61 - National Human Trafficking Database Act; H.R. 1569 / S. 703 - CATCH Fentanyl Act; H.R. 3608…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COX ENTERPRISES INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: COX ENTERPRISES INC.
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Automotive Industry
$810,000
Spent on own lobbying
Issues affecting the wholesale auto industry, generally; Issues related to double brokering and fraud in automotive transportation; H.R. 880/S. 337 - Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act; H.R. 2853/S. 1404 - Combating Organized Retail Crime Act; Automotive safety recalls, generally; S. 3950 - S…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TRIUMPH FINANCIAL, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: K&L GATES, LLP
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 19, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
S.1404, H.R. 2853, Combating Organized Retail Crime Act - Issues related to transportation and freight fraud. S. 337, H.R. 880, Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act - Issues related to transportation and freight fraud.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TRANSPORTATION INTERMEDIARIES ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: TRANSPORTATION INTERMEDIARIES ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 9, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$120,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 880 & S.337, the Household Goods Protection Act; Fraud in the supply-chain; Motor Carrier Safety Selection Standard Act; Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA); Patr…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SMALL TRUCKING COMPANIES · lobbying firm or registrant: ELITE STRATEGIC SERVICES
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 1, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$21,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R. 1659 (Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act) H.R. 880/S. 337 (Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act) H.R. 2819/S. 1696 (Deregulating Restrictions on Interstate Vehicles and Eighteen-Wheelers (DRIVE) Act) H.R.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
OWNER-OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: OWNER-OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSOCIATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 26, 2026 · issue area: Trucking/Shipping
$366,350
Spent on own lobbying
…ckers restroom access Support H.R. 1962 /S. 893, elimination of FLSA Overtime exemption for truck drivers Improve oversight of driver coercion Support H.R. 880/S. 337, the Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act; combating freight fraud Feedback on screening of new carriers Support FMCSA rulemaking on broker transpa…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 21, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$560,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 880 / S. 337 - Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection; H.R. 863 / S. 61 - National Human Trafficking Database Act; H.R. 1569 / S. 703 - CATCH Fentanyl Act; H.R. 3608…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
COX ENTERPRISES INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: COX ENTERPRISES INC.
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Automotive Industry
$570,000
Spent on own lobbying
Issues affecting the wholesale auto industry, generally; Issues related to double brokering and fraud in automotive transportation; H.R. 880/S. 337 - Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act; H.R. 2853/S. 1404 - Combating Organized Retail Crime Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TRIUMPH FINANCIAL, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: K&L GATES, LLP
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 19, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
S.1404, H.R. 2853, Combating Organized Retail Crime Act - Issues related to transportation and freight fraud. S. 337, H.R. 880, Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act - Issues related to transportation and freight fraud.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TRANSPORTATION INTERMEDIARIES ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: TRANSPORTATION INTERMEDIARIES ASSOCIATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 14, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$120,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 880 & S.337, the Household Goods Protection Act; Fraud in the supply-chain; Motor Carrier Safety Selection Standard Act; Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA); Patr…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SMALL TRUCKING COMPANIES · lobbying firm or registrant: ELITE STRATEGIC SERVICES
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 14, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$22,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R. 1659 (Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act) H.R. 880/S. 337 (Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act) H.R. 2819/S. 1696 (Deregulating Restrictions on Interstate Vehicles and Eighteen-Wheelers (DRIVE) Act) H.R.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$620,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 880 / S. 337 - Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection; H.R. 863 / S. 61 - National Human Trafficking Database Act; H.R. 1569 / S. 703 - Catch Fentanyl Act; H.R. 3698…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
OWNER-OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: OWNER-OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSOCIATION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Trucking/Shipping
$356,134
Spent on own lobbying
…ckers restroom access Support H.R. 1962 /S. 893, elimination of FLSA Overtime exemption for truck drivers Improve oversight of driver coercion Support H.R. 880/S. 337, the Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act; combating freight fraud Feedback on screening of new carriers Support FMCSA rulemaking on broker transpa…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
TRIUMPH FINANCIAL, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: K&L GATES, LLP
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 19, 2025 · issue area: Transportation
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
S.1404, H.R. 2853, Combating Organized Retail Crime Act - Issues related to transportation and freight fraud. S. 337, H.R. 880, Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act - Issues related to transportation and freight fraud.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing