Farmers' Freedom Act of 2011
Latest action · Jul 7, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
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 6, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Farmers' Freedom Act of 2011 - Exempts certain farm vehicles (including the individual operating the vehicle) from certain federal requirements (for a commercial driver's license, drug testing, medical certificates, and hours of service) governing the operation of motor vehicles.
Prohibits federal transportation funding to a state from being terminated, limited, or otherwise interfered with as a result of the state's exempting a covered farm vehicle (including the individual operating that vehicle, but excluding any farm vehicle transporting hazardous materials requiring a placard) from any state requirements governing the operation of that vehicle.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 6, 2011 to Feb 16, 2012; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OK | Dan Boren | Original | Jul 6, 2011 |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Jul 19, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Jul 19, 2011 | |
| R-IL | Timothy V. Johnson | Jul 25, 2011 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Aug 26, 2011 | |
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Sep 12, 2011 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Sep 12, 2011 | |
| R-IL | Randy Hultgren | Nov 16, 2011 | |
| R-MO | Billy Long | Nov 29, 2011 | |
| R-MN | Chip Cravaack | Nov 29, 2011 | |
| R-NC | Howard Coble | Nov 29, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Kevin Brady | Nov 29, 2011 | |
| R-NY | Richard L. Hanna | Nov 29, 2011 | |
| R-AR | Eric A. "Rick" Crawford | Dec 7, 2011 | |
| R-OK | John Sullivan | Dec 13, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Jan 18, 2012 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Jan 23, 2012 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Jan 23, 2012 | |
| R-FL | Richard B. Nugent | Feb 16, 2012 |
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 6, 2011 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Jul 7, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 7, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Jul 6, 2011Introduced in House
- Jul 6, 2011Referred 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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H4672.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 14 | MAP-21 | Related bill | Mar 21, 2012 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To exempt certain farm vehicles from certain operating requirements, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Farmers' Freedom Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 6, 2011Introduced 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.
