H.R. 9369
IntroducedGHOSTRUCK Act
Full text of the bill
Official source on Congress.gov ↗[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9369 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9369 To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize employees or authorized agents to edit or annotate electronic logging device records as long as such employee or agent is physically located in North America and the edit or annotation is subject to driver approval, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 18, 2026 Mr. Steube (for himself, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mrs. Cammack, Mr. Baird, and Mr. Mills) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize employees or authorized agents to edit or annotate electronic logging device records as long as such employee or agent is physically located in North America and the edit or annotation is subject to driver approval, 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 ``Guarding Hours-of-Service Oversight and Stopping Tampering by Remote Unofficial Carrier Keeper Act'' or the ``GHOSTRUCK Act''. SEC. 2. ELECTRONIC LOGGING DEVICES. Section 31137(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(4) Edits and annotations of electronic logging device records.--An edit or annotation may be made by an employee or authorized agent of the motor carrier responsible for the record, provided that the employee or agent is physically located in North America and that such edit or annotation remains subject to driver approval.''. <all>
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In plain terms
The GHOSTRUCK Act allows employees or authorized agents of a motor carrier to edit or annotate records from electronic logging devices, as long as they are located in North America and the changes are approved by the driver. This bill affects motor carriers and their drivers by providing a process for record management. It aims to ensure that any modifications to logging records are done with driver consent.
Hidden provisions
SEC. 2. ELECTRONIC LOGGING DEVICES.
An edit or annotation may be made by an employee or authorized agent of the motor carrier responsible for the record, provided that the employee or agent is physically located in North America and that such edit or annotation remains subject to driver approval.
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