US Congress Senate Bill 1915 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on November 28 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-11-28 - 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]

Amends the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 to revise exemptions from federal maximum driving and on-duty time motor carrier regulations for drivers transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies during planting and harvest periods. Extends the exemptions to drivers transporting agricultural farm supplies: (1) from a wholesale or retail distribution point of the farm supplies to a farm or other location where such supplies are intended to be used within a 100 air-mile radius from the distribution point, or (2) from a wholesale distribution point of the farm supplies to a retail distribution point of the farm supplies within a 100 air-mile radius from the wholesale distribution point.

A bill to amend the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 to provide clarification regarding the applicability of exemptions relating to the transportation of agricultural commodities and farm supplies, and for other purposes.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]

Sen. Mike Johanns [R-NE]

Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-11-28	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

HB3265 (Same As) 2011-10-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
HB3323 (Related) 2011-11-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
HB14 (Related) 2012-03-21 - Referred to House Foreign Affairs
HB4348 (Related) 2012-07-06 - Became Public Law No: 112-141.
SB1813 (Related) 2012-04-24 - See also H.R. 4348.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1915/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s1915/BILLS-112s1915is.pdf