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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 9369

Introduced

GHOSTRUCK Act

Sponsor
RW. Gregory Steube· Florida
Introduced
June 18, 2026
Policy area
Transportation and Public Works
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.June 18, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9369 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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.

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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

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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.''.
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Plain-language analysis

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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.

Questionable / off-intent provisions

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Junk / unrelated provisions

No filler or unrelated riders were flagged.

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