HAULS Act of 2021
Latest action · Mar 17, 2021 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.
- IntroducedMar 17, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Haulers of Agriculture and Livestock Safety Act of 2021 or the HAULS Act of 2021
This bill modifies exemptions with respect to commercial motor vehicle safety regulations involving the transportation of agricultural commodities and farm supplies.
The bill allows the federal hours-of-service rules exemption regarding maximum driving and on-duty time for drivers transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies to apply year-round. Current law provides an exception from the federal hours-of-service rules for the transportation of agricultural commodities within a 150 air-mile radius of the normal work reporting location only during planting and harvest periods which are determined by each state.
Additionally, the Department of Transportation must revise the definition of agricultural commodity to include specific commodities that are covered by the federal hours-of-service rules exception.
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 17, 2021 to Jun 15, 2021; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | Mar 17, 2021 |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Original | Mar 17, 2021 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Mar 17, 2021 |
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Mar 25, 2021 | |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Mar 25, 2021 | |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | Mar 25, 2021 | |
| R-SD | John Thune | Mar 25, 2021 | |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | Mar 25, 2021 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Mar 25, 2021 | |
| R-IN | Mike Braun | Mar 25, 2021 | |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Mar 25, 2021 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Mar 25, 2021 | |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Mar 25, 2021 | |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Apr 13, 2021 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Apr 13, 2021 |
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 Mar 17, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 17, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Mar 17, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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.
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. 117-11 | COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE MEMBERS' DAY HEARING227 pages | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Apr 14, 2021 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2486 | HAULS Act of 2021 | Identical bill | Apr 14, 2021 |
| S 4720 | HAULS Act of 2020 | Reintroduction of | Sep 24, 2020 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 to modify certain agricultural exemptions for hours of service requirements, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- HAULS Act of 2021
- Haulers of Agriculture and Livestock Safety Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Agricultural practices and innovations
- Aquaculture
- Department of Transportation
- Fishes
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Fruit and vegetables
- Horticulture and plants
- Insects
- Labor standards
- Livestock
- Motor carriers
- Motor vehicles
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation employees
- Transportation safety and security
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 17, 2021Introduced in Senate
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.
