Agricultural Business Electronic Logging Device Exemption Act of 2019
Latest action · Mar 13, 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.
- IntroducedMar 12, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Agricultural Business Electronic Logging Device Exemption Act of 2019
This bill creates an exception to the electronic logging device requirements for certain motor carriers engaged in agricultural business.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 12, 2019 to Aug 11, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MT | Greg Gianforte | Original | Mar 12, 2019 |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Apr 15, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Mac Thornberry | Apr 25, 2019 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | May 1, 2019 | |
| R-IN | Greg Pence | May 1, 2019 | |
| R-ND | Kelly Armstrong | May 1, 2019 | |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | May 1, 2019 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | May 1, 2019 | |
| R-VA | Denver Riggleman | May 30, 2019 | |
| R-CO | Ken Buck | May 30, 2019 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | May 30, 2019 | |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Sep 27, 2019 | |
| R-OK | Markwayne Mullin | Aug 11, 2020 |
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 Mar 12, 2019 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Mar 13, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 13, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Mar 12, 2019Introduced in House
- Mar 12, 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 44, March 12, 2019, page H2681.
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. 116-21 | UNDER PRESSURE: THE STATE OF TRUCKING IN AMERICA209 pages | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Jun 12, 2019 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5949 | Agricultural Business Electronic Logging Device Exemption Act of 2018 | Reintroduction of | May 24, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To exempt certain motor carriers engaged in agricultural business from the electronic logging device requirements, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Agricultural Business Electronic Logging Device Exemption 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.
- Mar 12, 2019Introduced 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.
