HR 1673 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Agricultural Trucking Relief Act of 2019

Introduced Mar 11, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Austin Scott R-GA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Mar 12, 2019 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.

  1. IntroducedMar 11, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Agricultural Trucking Relief Act of 2019

This bill revises regulations related to the transportation of agricultural commodities.

Specifically, the bill expands the definition of agricultural commodity to include (1) aquaculture, horticultural, and floricultural commodities; (2) fruits; (3) vegetables; (4) any non-human living animal and the products thereof; and (5) other agricultural products that are sensitive to temperature or climate and at risk of perishing in transit. Under current law, an agricultural commodity means any agricultural commodity, non-processed food, feed, fiber, or livestock.

Cosponsors 37

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 11, 2019 to Mar 5, 2020; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAl Lawson, Jr.OriginalMar 11, 2019
D-ORKurt SchraderOriginalMar 11, 2019
R-FLNeal P. DunnOriginalMar 11, 2019
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.Mar 14, 2019
R-GARob WoodallMar 27, 2019
D-NJJefferson Van DrewApr 2, 2019
R-LARalph Lee AbrahamApr 2, 2019
D-MDJamie RaskinApr 8, 2019
R-ALMike RogersApr 10, 2019
R-COScott R. TiptonApr 10, 2019
R-ALBradley ByrneMay 2, 2019
R-INGreg PenceMay 2, 2019
R-SCRalph NormanMay 2, 2019
R-CADoug LaMalfaMay 10, 2019
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordMay 10, 2019
R-MTGreg GianforteMay 10, 2019
R-MSSteven M. PalazzoMay 10, 2019
D-CATj CoxMay 10, 2019
R-MSTrent KellyMay 23, 2019
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeMay 23, 2019
R-OHTroy BaldersonJun 5, 2019
R-NCDavid RouzerJun 13, 2019
R-FLRoss SpanoJun 13, 2019
R-NYElise M. StefanikSep 12, 2019
R-VABen ClineSep 26, 2019
R-OHBob GibbsSep 26, 2019
R-CODoug LambornSep 26, 2019
R-MIJohn R. MoolenaarSep 26, 2019
R-ILMike BostSep 26, 2019
R-MSMichael GuestOct 18, 2019
R-ALMo BrooksOct 18, 2019
R-MDAndy HarrisOct 31, 2019
D-VAAbigail Davis SpanbergerDec 18, 2019
R-GARick W. AllenDec 18, 2019
R-VADenver RigglemanMar 5, 2020
R-PAGlenn ThompsonMar 5, 2020
R-KSRoger MarshallMar 5, 2020

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, 2019
Highways and Transit Subcommittee
Referred Mar 12, 2019

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 12, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
  2. Mar 11, 2019Introduced in House
  3. Mar 11, 2019Referred 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

[Pages H8720-H8721] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] By Ms. WEXTON: H.R. 4971. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, clause 7 By Miss. RICE of New York: H.R. 4972. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions, as follows: H.R. 3: Ms. Judy Chu of California, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Perlmutter, and Ms. Davids of Kansas. H.R. 35: Mr. Neguse. H.R. 40: Ms. DeGette. H.R. 180: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi. H.R. 230: Mr. Lewis. H.R. 566: Mr. Suozzi. H.R. 838: Mr. Meeks and Mr. Rogers of Kentucky. H.R. 849: Mr. Langevin and Mr. Casten of Illinois. H.R. 935: Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania and Mr. Rogers of Kentucky. H.R. 1043: Mr. Cunningham and Mr. Johnson of Ohio. H.R. 1049: Mr. Lynch. H.R. 1092: Mr. Raskin. H.R. 1110: Mr. Wright. H.R. 1133: Ms. Ocasio-Cortez. H.R. 1155: Mr. Pence. H.R. 1171: Mr. Meeks. H.R. 1175: Mr. Richmond. H.R. 1188: Mr. Doggett. H.R. 1254: Ms. Wexton. H.R. 1257: Mr. Rutherford. H.R. 1289: Ms. Matsui. H.R. 1309: Mr. Richmond and Mr. Bishop of Georgia. H.R. 1367: Mr. Johnson of Georgia and Mr. Levin of Michigan. H.R. 1383: Mr. Olson. H.R. 1418: Mr. Schrader. H.R. 1468: Mr. Grijalva. H.R. 1498: Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Perlmutter, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Dean, and Mr. Grijalva. H.R. 1528: Mr. Trone. H.R. 1652: Mr. Schrader, Mrs. Axne, Mr. Correa, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Evans, and Ms. Velazquez. H.R. 1673: Mr. Harris. H.R. 1680: Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Womack, Mr. Ferguson, and Mr. Byrne. H.R. 1705: Mrs. Lawrence. H.R. 1748: Mr. Sherman, Mr. Crow, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Torres Small of New Mexico, and Mr. Keating. H.R. 1754: Mr. Lynch, Mrs. Luria, Mr. Kind, Ms. Bass, and Mr. Larson of Connecticut. H.R. 1765: Mr. McKinley. H.R. 1777: Ms. Meng. H.R. 1923: Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Welch, Mr. Lowenthal, and Ms. Garcia of Texas. H.R. 2051: Mr. Suozzi. H.R. 2075: Ms. Mucarsel-Powell. H.R. 2086: Mrs. Luria. H.R. 2117: Mr. Joyce of Ohio. H.R. 2147: Mr. Kildee, Ms. Moore, Mrs. Luria, Mr. Gottheimer, and Mr. Calvert. H.R. 2210: Mr. Soto. H.R. 2222: Mr. Smith of Nebraska. H.R. 2235: Mr. Crawford, Mr. Payne, Ms. Norton, Mr. Lynch, and Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania. H.R. 2279: Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Rush, Mr. Neguse, and Mr. Kennedy. H.R. 2283: Mr. Lewis. H.R. 2301: Mr. Bacon. H.R. 2411: Ms. Spanberger and Mr. Comer. H.R. 2433: Mr. Sires. H.R. 2498: Ms. Sewell of Alabama. H.R. 2501: Mr. Soto. H.R. 2521: Mr. Soto, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Bucshon, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois. H.R. 2584: Mr. Olson and Mr. Hice of Georgia. H.R. 2645: Ms. Jackson Lee. H.R. 2653: Mrs. Axne. H.R. 2656: Ms. Slotkin. H.R. 2668: Mr. Young and Ms. Finkenauer. H.R. 2693: Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Holding, Mr. Smith of Missouri, and Mr. Arrington. H.R. 2746: Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico. H.R. 2747: Ms. Speier and Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania. H.R. 2788: Mr. Amodei. H.R. 2802: Ms. Finkenauer and Ms. Schakowsky. H.R. 2825: Mrs. Walorski. H.R. 2862: Mr. Balderson. H.R. 2867: Ms. Brownley of California. H.R. 2985: Mr. Nunes and Mr. Rouda. H.R. 2986: Mr. Lewis and Mr. Blumenauer. H.R. 2990: Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Norman, Ms. Stevens, and Mr. Davidson of Ohio. H.R. 3048: Mr. Smith of Missouri. H.R. 3062: Mr. Johnson of Ohio. H.R. 3080: Mr. Brindisi and Ms. Waters. H.R. 3127: Mr. Welch and Mr. Smith of Nebraska. H.R. 3138: Mr. Norcross. H.R. 3155: Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Waltz, Mr. Hollingsworth, Mr. Perry, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Hurd of Texas, Mrs. Roby, Mr. Stauber, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Katko, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Reed, Mr. Pence, Mr[...]

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 173, October 31, 2019.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 116-21UNDER PRESSURE: THE STATE OF TRUCKING IN AMERICA209 pagesTransportation and Infrastructure CommitteeJun 12, 2019

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2025Agricultural Trucking Relief Act of 2019Related billJun 27, 2019
HR 7004Agricultural Trucking Relief Act of 2018Reintroduction ofSep 28, 2018

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 with respect to the definition of agricultural commodities, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Agricultural Trucking Relief Act of 2019

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, 2019Introduced in House

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