A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to combat freight fraud and theft, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3950 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3950 To amend title 49, United States Code, to combat freight fraud and theft, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 26, 2026 Mr. Young introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to combat freight fraud and theft, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Securing American Freight, Enforcement, and Reliability in Transport Act'' or the ``SAFER Transport Act''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Administration.--The term ``Administration'' means the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. (2) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of the Administration. (3) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means-- (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. (4) Broker.--The term ``broker'' has the meaning given the term in section 13102 of title 49, United States Code. (5) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the Department of Transportation. (6) Freight forwarder.--The term ``freight forwarder'' has the meaning given the term in section 13102 of title 49, United States Code. (7) MC number.--The term ``MC number'' means a motor carrier docket number issued by the Administration. (8) Motor carrier.--The term ``motor carrier'' has the meaning given the term in section 13102 of title