S 1255 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Transporting Livestock Across America Safely Act

Introduced Apr 30, 2019 Originated Senate Sponsor Ben Sasse R-NE

Fact sheet

Latest action · Apr 30, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedApr 30, 2019
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Transporting Livestock Across America Safely Act

This bill requires the Department of Transportation to amend regulations on hours of service for commercial drivers who transport livestock or insects within a 300 air-mile radius from where the on-duty time of the driver begins.

The regulations must (1) exclude from the driver's on-duty time certain activities, such as loading or unloading a commercial motor vehicle; (2) change the driving time requirement to a maximum of not less than 15, and not more than 18, hours within a 24-hour period; (3) permit the driver to take one or more rest periods during the trip, which shall not be included in the calculation of the driving time; (4) require the driver, after completion of the trip, to take a rest break for a period that is 5 hours less than the maximum driving time; (5) exclude from the calculation of the driving time any additional driving to the point of delivery if the driver is within 150 air-miles of  the point of delivery; and (6) make inapplicable the requirement that the driver take a 10-hour rest period before driving.

Cosponsors 21

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 30, 2019 to Jan 13, 2020, with 18 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MSCindy Hyde-SmithOriginalApr 30, 2019
R-NEDeb FischerOriginalApr 30, 2019
D-ALDoug JonesOriginalApr 30, 2019
R-IDJames E. RischOriginalApr 30, 2019
R-OKJames LankfordOriginalApr 30, 2019
R-KSJerry MoranOriginalApr 30, 2019
R-NDJohn HoevenOriginalApr 30, 2019
D-MTJon TesterOriginalApr 30, 2019
R-IAJoni ErnstOriginalApr 30, 2019
R-NDKevin CramerOriginalApr 30, 2019
R-FLMarco RubioOriginalApr 30, 2019
R-WYMichael B. EnziOriginalApr 30, 2019
R-INMike BraunOriginalApr 30, 2019
R-IDMike CrapoOriginalApr 30, 2019
R-SDMike RoundsOriginalApr 30, 2019
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Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 30, 2019Introduced in Senate
  2. Apr 30, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 487Transporting Livestock Across America Safely ActRelated billFeb 7, 2019

Subjects

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

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  1. Apr 30, 2019Introduced in Senate

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