Truck Stop Safety Act

On May 21, 2026, Representative Sykes (D-OH) introduced HR9004, the Truck Stop Safety Act, which was referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The bill amends MAP-21 to require entities constructing, reopening, or improving facilities under that section to display notices about human trafficking (including the National Human Trafficking Hotline) and suicide prevention (including the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline). The bill is in the earliest legislative stage—referred to committee—with no further action. It authorizes zero funding; any costs are limited to printing and posting notices, which is a negligible expense for operators. The bill does not mandate specific companies or contractors. No tickers meet the confidence gate because the compliance cost is immaterial relative to the revenues of any publicly traded transportation or infrastructure company. The legislative path requires committee markup, House passage, Senate introduction and passage, and presidential action—a multi-year process with low probability in a divided Congress. There is no market-moving catalyst here.