To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide certain exemptions to drivers of intrastate commercial motor vehicles engaged in agricultural purposes.
Latest action · Jul 20, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
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 19, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends commercial motor vehicle safety requirements to exempt drivers of intrastate commercial vehicles engaged in agricultural-related activities from certain federal commercial motor vehicle and operator regulations.
Revises the definition of the term "commercial motor vehicle" with respect to federal commercial motor vehicle laws, including to mean a motor vehicle used in commerce to transport passengers or property that has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight of at least 26,001 pounds (under current law, a motor vehicle used in commerce to transport passengers or property that has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight of at least 26,001 pounds, whichever is greater, or a lesser gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight the Secretary of Transportation prescribes by regulation, but not less than a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,001 pounds).
Cosponsors 37
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 19, 2007 to Sep 24, 2008; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OK | Mary Fallin | Original | Jul 19, 2007 |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | Original | Jul 19, 2007 |
| R-OK | Frank D. Lucas | Jul 27, 2007 | |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Jul 27, 2007 | |
| R-AL | Terry Everett | Jul 27, 2007 | |
| R-AL | Jo Bonner | Aug 1, 2007 | |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Aug 1, 2007 | |
| R-AL | Spencer Bachus | Aug 1, 2007 | |
| D-MO | Ike Skelton | Aug 2, 2007 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Aug 3, 2007 | |
| R-MO | Kenny C. Hulshof | Aug 3, 2007 | |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Aug 3, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | Oct 4, 2007 | |
| D-AL | Artur Davis | Oct 25, 2007 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Nov 5, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Randy Neugebauer | Nov 14, 2007 | |
| R-OH | Jean Schmidt | Dec 12, 2007 | |
| D-AR | Marion Berry | Dec 12, 2007 | |
| D-AL | Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. | Dec 13, 2007 | |
| D-KS | Nancy E. Boyda | Jan 22, 2008 | |
| R-MO | W. Todd Akin | Mar 6, 2008 | |
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Mar 13, 2008 | |
| R-IL | Ray LaHood | Apr 1, 2008 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Apr 1, 2008 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Apr 16, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Ciro D. Rodriguez | Apr 17, 2008 | |
| R-OK | John Sullivan | Apr 29, 2008 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | May 13, 2008 | |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | Jun 5, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Jun 17, 2008 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Jun 17, 2008 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Jun 19, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Paul E. Kanjorski | Jun 20, 2008 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | Jun 23, 2008 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Jul 8, 2008 | |
| R-CO | Marilyn N. Musgrave | Jul 16, 2008 | |
| R-MN | Michele Bachmann | Sep 24, 2008 |
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 19, 2007 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Jul 20, 2007 | |
| Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred Jul 20, 2007 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 20, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Jul 20, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- Jul 19, 2007Introduced in House
- Jul 19, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-151 | TRUCK WEIGHTS AND LENGTHS: ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF EXISTING LAWS AND REGULATIONS307 pages | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Jul 9, 2008 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide certain exemptions to drivers of intrastate commercial motor vehicles engaged in agricultural purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 19, 2007Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
