HR 1179 · 108th Congress 2003โ€“2005, ended

Commercial Driver's License Devolution Act of 2003

Latest action · Mar 12, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMar 11, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Commercial Driver's License Devolution Act of 2003 - Amends Federal transportation law to authorize an individual to operate a commercial motor vehicle solely within the borders of a State (intrastate) if such individual: (1) meets State-prescribed minimum standards for fitness for operating a commercial motor vehicle; and (2) has passed written and driving tests meeting those same standards. Requires States to test the fitness of commercial motor vehicle operators, including with written and driving tests, who operate intrastate.

Cosponsors 48

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 11, 2003 to Sep 9, 2004; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-ALJo BonnerOriginalMar 11, 2003
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalMar 11, 2003
R-ALSpencer BachusOriginalMar 11, 2003
R-MSRoger F. WickerApr 2, 2003
R-TXRon PaulApr 2, 2003
R-TNMarsha BlackburnApr 3, 2003
D-TXMartin FrostApr 3, 2003
R-FLJeff MillerApr 8, 2003
R-NYJohn M. McHughApr 8, 2003
D-PAMichael F. DoyleApr 9, 2003
R-GAJohn LinderApr 11, 2003
R-VAEric CantorApr 29, 2003
D-TXJim TurnerApr 29, 2003
R-NCRichard BurrApr 29, 2003
R-NCRobin HayesApr 29, 2003
R-KYRon LewisApr 29, 2003
R-OHRobert W. NeyMay 1, 2003
R-VAVirgil H. Goode Jr.May 1, 2003
R-VAEdward L. SchrockMay 7, 2003
R-FLGinny Brown-WaiteMay 7, 2003
R-SCJim DeMintMay 14, 2003
R-GAMac CollinsMay 14, 2003
D-IALeonard L. BoswellMay 19, 2003
R-MOSam GravesMay 19, 2003
R-SCHenry E. Brown, Jr.May 21, 2003
R-MOJo Ann EmersonMay 21, 2003
D-GADavid ScottJun 2, 2003
R-FLTom FeeneyJun 2, 2003
R-FLMario Diaz-BalartJun 3, 2003
R-NCWalter B. JonesJun 3, 2003
R-TXJohn Abney CulbersonJun 4, 2003
D-WABrian BairdJun 16, 2003
R-IDC. L. (Butch) OtterJun 16, 2003
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoJun 17, 2003
R-SCJ. Gresham BarrettJul 9, 2003
R-GAMax BurnsJul 16, 2003
R-OHPatrick J. TiberiSep 10, 2003
R-FLDave WeldonSep 16, 2003
D-WARick LarsenOct 7, 2003
R-NJJim SaxtonNov 18, 2003
D-WAAdam SmithJan 20, 2004
D-TXGene GreenFeb 3, 2004
R-ILJudy BiggertFeb 3, 2004
R-NCCass BallengerFeb 11, 2004
R-ILPhilip M. CraneFeb 11, 2004
R-WIMark GreenMar 3, 2004
R-WADoc HastingsSep 9, 2004
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsSep 9, 2004

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee
Referred Mar 11, 2003
Highways and Transit Subcommittee
Referred Mar 12, 2003

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 12, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E442-443)
  2. Mar 12, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
  3. Mar 11, 2003Introduced in House
  4. Mar 11, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E442Howard Coble R-NCMar 12, 2003

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 559Commercial Driver's License Devolution Act of 2003Identical billMar 6, 2003

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit an individual to operate a commercial motor vehicle solely within the borders of a State if the individual meets certain minimum standards prescribed by the State, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Commercial Driver's License Devolution Act of 2003

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 11, 2003Introduced in House

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