Expressing support for the designation of the week of June 4 through June 10, 2023, as "National Trailer Safety Week" in the United States, and supporting the goals and ideals of National Trailer Safety Week to educate American motorists about the importance of proper towing techniques and maintenance.

IV 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 467 Expressing support for the designation of the week of June 4 through June 10, 2023, as ‘‘National Trailer Safety Week’’ in the United States, and supporting the goals and ideals of National Trailer Safety Week to educate American motorists about the importance of proper towing techniques and maintenance. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 6, 2023 Mr. YAKYM (for himself, Mr. GARAMENDI, and Mr. BURCHETT) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Transpor- tation and Infrastructure RESOLUTION Expressing support for the designation of the week of June 4 through June 10, 2023, as ‘‘National Trailer Safety Week’’ in the United States, and supporting the goals and ideals of National Trailer Safety Week to educate American motorists about the importance of proper tow- ing techniques and maintenance. Whereas ‘‘National Trailer Safety Week’’ was launched to raise awareness about the need for increased education on trailer safety to further reduce injuries and fatalities on the road; Whereas educating end-users is crucial to utilize the connec- tions that dealers and manufacturers have with con- VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:54 Jun 07, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR467.IH HR467 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 467 IH sumers in order to raise awareness of proper towing tech- niques and maintenance; Whereas national trailer usage has exhibited significant growth, as demonstrated by an 8-percent year-over-year increase in light- and medium-duty trailer registrations to more than 1,300,000 units; and Whereas the National Association of Trailer Manufacturer’s Trailer Safety Week reaches hundreds of thousands of in- dividuals each year, and is the first nationwide traffic safety initiative aimed at addressing safe towing practices for light- and medium-duty trailers: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 (1) supports the designation of ‘‘National Trail- 2 er Safety Week’’; and 3 (2) expresses strong support for— 4 (A) the goals and ideals of National Trail- 5 er Safety Week; 6 (B) efforts to increase awareness of the 7 importance of being committed to trailer safety; 8 (C) educating end-users about proper trail- 9 er maintenance and usage; 10 (D) creating a stronger partnership and al- 11 liance between stakeholders of the industry, in- 12 cluding suppliers, trailer dealers, and manufac- 13 turers, and end-users; and 14 (E) encouraging the people of the United 15 States to participate in National Trailer Safety 16 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:54 Jun 07, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR467.IH HR467 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HRES 467 IH Week events and activities, and educate them- 1 selves and others on the importance of regularly 2 inspecting, maintaining, and operating light- 3 and medium-duty trailers. 4 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:54 Jun 07, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR467.IH HR467 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS