S. 337, Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act

August 28, 2025

Cost Estimate

As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on May 21, 2025

S. 337, Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on May 21, 2025
By Fiscal Year, Millions of Dollars		2025	2025-2030	2025-2035
Direct Spending (Outlays)		0	0	0
Revenues		0	*	*
Increase or Decrease (-) in the Deficit		0	*	*
Spending Subject to Appropriation (Outlays)		0	*	not estimated
Increases net direct spending in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2036?	No	Statutory pay-as-you-go procedures apply?		Yes
	No	Mandate Effects
Increases on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2036?	No	Contains intergovernmental mandate?		No
	No	Contains private-sector mandate?		No
* = between -$500,000 and $500,000.

S. 337 would allow the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to assess civil penalties on entities that transport household goods across state lines for violations of certain registration requirements. The bill also would allow states to use federal grants to enforce compliance and retain collected fines.

CBO estimates that enacting S. 337 could increase revenues because civil penalties are recorded in the budget as revenues. Because the number of entities affected is likely to be small, CBO estimates that the increase in revenues would be less than $500,000 over the 2025-2035 period.

In addition, CBO expects that the administrative costs for the agency to implement S. 337 would be insignificant; any related spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds.

The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Zunara Naeem. The estimate was reviewed by H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy Director of Budget Analysis.

Phillip L. Swagel Director, Congressional Budget Office

Phillip L. Swagel

Director, Congressional Budget Office