Modern, Clean, and Safe Trucks Act of 2025

Enumerated powers · passes

Congress has the power to lay and collect taxes under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1. Repealing an existing tax is a valid exercise of that power. The bill does not create new federal authority or regulate beyond enumerated powers.

Bill of Rights · passes

The bill does not restrict speech, religion, assembly, press, petition, arms, quartering, search and seizure, self-incrimination, due process, takings, fair trial, jury, cruel and unusual punishment, or any other right protected by the Bill of Rights. It simply removes a tax.

Individual liberty · passes

Repealing a tax reduces government intrusion on private property and economic freedom. Individuals and businesses retain more of their earnings and are freer to purchase trucks without federal penalty. No restriction on person, property, speech, labor, or belief is imposed.

Decentralization · passes

The bill removes a federal tax, thereby reducing federal involvement in the truck market. Individuals and businesses can handle truck purchases without federal taxation. Local communities and states can manage their own transportation funding without this federal levy. The bill does not consolidate power upward; it devolves it downward.

Due process and takings · passes

The bill does not deprive anyone of life, liberty, or property without due process. It does not take private property for public use without just compensation. Repealing a tax is the opposite of a taking — it leaves more property in private hands.