US Congress Senate Bill 1450 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on July 29 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-07-29 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Commercial Truck Safety Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish a program to improve commercial motor vehicle safety on Interstate System (IS) highways. Directs the Secretary to initiate a rulemaking to establish a demonstration program under which a state governor may request from the Secretary a three-year waiver for covered trucks (six-axle trucks with a maximum gross weight of up to 100,000 pounds) to operate on the state's IS highways. Requires a state, as a condition for receiving a waiver, to: (1) collect data on the waiver's effects, particularly on accident rates involving heavier trucks; and (2) establish a safety committee to review such data.

Commercial Truck Safety Act

Sen. Olympia Snowe [R-ME]

Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]

Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-07-29	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
2011-07-29	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5072-5073)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1450/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s1450/BILLS-112s1450is.pdf