US HB7261

Amends Section 31150 of title 49 to expand safety performance history screening from preemployment only to include ongoing employment screening of current motor carrier operators

Prohibits employers from taking adverse employment actions based on Motor Carrier Management Information System data unless they provide notice consistent with the Consumer Credit Protection Act and allow reasonable time for the operator to initiate and complete any appeal

Requires the Secretary of Transportation within 1 year to ensure that contested safety violations are labeled as "being contested" in the Motor Carrier Management Information System and related databases (Employment Screening Program, Safety Measurement System, Analysis and Information Online) until review is complete

Directs the Secretary within 1 year to establish DataQs program guidelines requiring states receiving motor carrier safety assistance funds under section 31102 to provide an appeals process for data review dispositions

Appeals must be decided within a reasonable time period by a person other than the one who issued the original violation