Intermodal Equipment Safety and Responsibility Act of 2003
Latest action · Jul 25, 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.
- IntroducedJul 24, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Intermodal Equipment Safety and Responsibility Act of 2003 - Subjects an equipment controller to liability for the systematic inspection, maintenance, and repair of equipment interchanged or intended for interchange.
Requires an equipment controller: (1) prior to offering a motor carrier agent the equipment for interchange, to inspect the equipment and perform maintenance and repairs to the equipment to ensure that it complies with all applicable Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations; and (2) to promptly reimburse the motor carrier for actual expenses incurred and time spent by the motor carrier for any repair required to interchanged equipment to comply with the Regulations while in a motor carrier's possession.
Makes an equipment controller liable for all violations of the Regulations attributable to the controller's equipment. Directs the controller to pay any applicable fines, penalties, and damages resulting from such violations, except for violations attributable to the controller's equipment that are proximately caused by the motor carrier's negligence or willful misconduct.
Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to conduct inspections.
Prohibits an equipment controller from: (1) retaliating against a motor carrier who requests maintenance or repair of equipment intended for interchange to comply with the Regulations; and (2) delegating its responsibility to systematically maintain and repair equipment intended for interchange to a motor carrier in an equipment interchange agreement.
Cosponsors 68
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 24, 2003 to Sep 7, 2004; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | Richard H. Baker | Original | Jul 24, 2003 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| R-IN | Chris Chocola | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| R-OH | David L. Hobson | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| R-IA | Jim Nussle | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| R-WI | Mark Green | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| R-NJ | Mike Ferguson | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| R-MI | Peter Hoekstra | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Oct 29, 2003 | |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Oct 29, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Oct 29, 2003 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Oct 29, 2003 | |
| R-SC | J. Gresham Barrett | Oct 29, 2003 | |
| R-PA | James C. Greenwood | Oct 29, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Jane Harman | Oct 29, 2003 | |
| R-SC | Jim DeMint | Oct 29, 2003 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Oct 29, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Oct 29, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Oct 29, 2003 | |
| D-FL | Peter Deutsch | Oct 29, 2003 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Oct 29, 2003 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Nov 10, 2003 | |
| R-OH | Deborah Pryce | Nov 10, 2003 | |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Nov 10, 2003 | |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | Nov 10, 2003 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Nov 10, 2003 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Nov 10, 2003 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Nov 10, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Nov 10, 2003 | |
| D-OR | Darlene Hooley | Dec 8, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Dec 8, 2003 | |
| R-VA | Jo Ann Davis | Dec 8, 2003 | |
| D-FL | Kendrick B. Meek | Dec 8, 2003 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Dec 8, 2003 | |
| R-PA | Melissa A. Hart | Dec 8, 2003 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Dec 8, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Dec 8, 2003 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Feb 3, 2004 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Feb 3, 2004 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | Feb 3, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Feb 11, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Feb 11, 2004 | |
| D-SC | John M. Spratt, Jr. | Feb 11, 2004 | |
| D-WA | Norman D. Dicks | Feb 11, 2004 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Feb 11, 2004 | |
| R-NC | Robin Hayes | Feb 11, 2004 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Mar 2, 2004 | |
| D-OR | David Wu | Mar 2, 2004 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Mar 3, 2004 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Mar 11, 2004 | |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Mar 23, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Mar 25, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Apr 1, 2004 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Apr 21, 2004 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | May 19, 2004 | |
| R-PA | Bill Shuster | Jun 17, 2004 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Jun 17, 2004 | |
| R-OH | Robert W. Ney | Jul 22, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Sep 7, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Nancy Pelosi | Sep 7, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Jul 24, 2003 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Jul 25, 2003 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
- Jul 24, 2003Introduced in House
- Jul 24, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1776 | Intermodal Equipment Safety and Responsibility Act of 2003 | Companion bill | Oct 23, 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, relating to responsibility for intermodal equipment compliance with commercial motor vehicle safety requirements, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Intermodal Equipment Safety and Responsibility Act of 2003
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Administrative procedure
- Administrative remedies
- Business records
- Commerce
- Department of Transportation
- Equipment and supplies
- Federal preemption
- Fines (Penalties)
- Government Operations and Politics
- Governmental investigations
- Identification devices
- Intermodal transportation
- Law
- Liability (Law)
- Maintenance and repair
- Motor vehicle safety
- Restrictive trade practices
- Traffic accidents and safety
- Transportation and Public Works
- Trucking
- Trucks
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 24, 2003Introduced in House
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