H.R. 8505 · 118th Congress

Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act

Introduced on May 22, 2024 by Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC). 24 cosponsors, 14 of them from another party. Latest action (Dec 19, 2024): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 765.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
May 22, 2024
Cosponsors
24
14 from the other party
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend title 49, United States Code, to expand the authority of the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to assess penalties for violations of laws and regulations relating to the shipping of household goods, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Business records
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Consumer affairs
  • Department of Transportation
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Motor carriers
  • State and local government operations

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Eleanor Holmes NortonD-DCSponsor

Democrats · 10

Republicans · 14

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. May 22, 2024Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E549-550)
  2. May 22, 2024Introduced in House
  3. May 22, 2024Introduced in House
  4. May 22, 2024 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  5. May 23, 2024 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
  6. Sep 18, 2024 · HouseSubcommittee on Highways and Transit Discharged
  7. Sep 18, 2024 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. Sep 18, 2024 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 62 - 2.
  9. Dec 19, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-935.
  10. Dec 19, 2024 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-935.
  11. Dec 19, 2024 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 765.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. Uber Technologies, Inc.4 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$694.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  2. AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC.3 reports
    $2.2M reported (all issues)
  3. Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance3 reports
    $5,000 reported (all issues)Federal contractor: COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SAFETY ALLIANCE$238.5K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  4. National Association of Small Trucking Companies3 reports
    $57K reported (all issues)
  5. OWNER OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSOCIATION3 reports
    $1M reported (all issues)
  6. TRANSPORTATION INTERMEDIARIES ASSOCIATION3 reports
    $372.5K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.