Predatory Truck Leasing Prevention Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5423 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5423 To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the use of predatory commercial motor vehicle lease-purchase programs by certain motor carriers, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 17, 2025 Ms. Brownley introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the use of predatory commercial motor vehicle lease-purchase programs by certain motor carriers, 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 ``Predatory Truck Leasing Prevention Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON PREDATORY COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE LEASE- PURCHASE AGREEMENT PROGRAMS. Section 14102 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(c) Prohibition on Predatory Commercial Motor Vehicle Lease- Purchase Agreement Program.-- ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations to prohibit the use of predatory commercial motor vehicle lease-purchase programs by motor carriers providing transportation subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135. ``(2) Relief provision.--In promulgating regulations pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall establish a process by which drivers can be granted relief from the terms of a lease-purchase agreement if-- ``(A) the Secretary finds that the terms of the lease-purchase agreement violated regulations issued pursuant to paragraph (1); and ``(B) the lease-pur