HR 3628 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Motor Carriers Accountability Act

Introduced Jul 9, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Bennie G. Thompson D-MS

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Latest action · Jul 10, 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. IntroducedJul 9, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Motor Carriers Accountability Act

This bill requires motor carriers that operate passenger services on standard coach buses with 50 or more seats to adopt contingency plans for excessive passenger delays.

Cosponsors 25

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 9, 2019.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-VAA. Donald McEachinOriginalJul 9, 2019
D-FLAl Lawson, Jr.OriginalJul 9, 2019
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalJul 9, 2019
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOriginalJul 9, 2019
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalJul 9, 2019
D-MAAyanna PressleyOriginalJul 9, 2019
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJul 9, 2019
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalJul 9, 2019
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalJul 9, 2019
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceOriginalJul 9, 2019
D-LACedric L. RichmondOriginalJul 9, 2019
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalJul 9, 2019
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalJul 9, 2019
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalJul 9, 2019
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJul 9, 2019
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalJul 9, 2019
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOriginalJul 9, 2019
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalJul 9, 2019
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalJul 9, 2019
D-CAKaren BassOriginalJul 9, 2019
D-OHMarcia L. FudgeOriginalJul 9, 2019
D-ILRobin L. KellyOriginalJul 9, 2019
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalJul 9, 2019
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayOriginalJul 9, 2019
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalJul 9, 2019

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 Jul 9, 2019
Highways and Transit Subcommittee
Referred Jul 10, 2019

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 10, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
  2. Jul 9, 2019Introduced in House
  3. Jul 9, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseLists H5303H.R. 3628–3660—Jul 9, 2019

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I Section II

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 114, July 9, 2019, page H5303.

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To require motor carriers to mitigate hardships due to unwarranted and excessive passenger delays and to assess fines to bolster motor carriers' accountability to consumers, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Motor Carriers Accountability Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 9, 2019Introduced in House

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