Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act
Latest action · Feb 28, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 28, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish a working group to (1) identify obstacles to safe, humane, and market-efficient transport of livestock, insects, and agricultural commodities; and (2) develop guidelines and recommended regulatory or legislative actions to improve the safe, humane, and efficient transport of livestock, insects, and agricultural commodities.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 28, 2019 to Apr 10, 2019; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-AL | Doug Jones | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Mar 5, 2019 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Apr 1, 2019 | |
| R-IN | Mike Braun | Apr 1, 2019 | |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Apr 10, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Feb 28, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 28, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Feb 28, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1053 | Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 25, 2021 |
| HR 2460 | Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act | Identical bill | May 9, 2019 |
| S 3051 | Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act | Reintroduction of | Jun 12, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to establish a working group to study regulatory and legislative improvements for the livestock, insect, and agricultural commodities transport industries, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Advisory bodies
- Agricultural equipment and machinery
- Agricultural marketing and promotion
- Animal protection and human-animal relationships
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Transportation
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Fruit and vegetables
- Government studies and investigations
- Insects
- Livestock
- Motor carriers
- Roads and highways
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation employees
- Transportation safety and security
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 28, 2019Introduced in Senate
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