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To amend the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 with respect to exemptions from certain motor carrier regulations, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-6178| House 
| Updated: 6/22/2018
Eric A. "Rick" Crawford

Eric A. "Rick" Crawford

Republican Representative

Arkansas

Cosponsors (18)
Brett Guthrie (Republican)Steve Womack (Republican)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Glenn Thompson (Republican)David Young (Republican)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Rod Blum (Republican)Todd Rokita (Republican)J. French Hill (Republican)Don Bacon (Republican)Bruce Westerman (Republican)Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (Republican)Austin Scott (Republican)Mark E. Amodei (Republican)Scott DesJarlais (Republican)Scott R. Tipton (Republican)Brian Babin (Republican)

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Highways and Transit Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Honest Operators Undertake Road Safety Act or the HOURS Act This bill amends the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 with respect to commercial motor vehicle safety regulations involving the transportation of agricultural commodities and farm supplies. The Department of Transportation (DOT) shall issue or revise regulations to ensure that a driver is exempt from requirements with respect to a driver's record of duty status and supporting documents, if (1) the driver meets certain requirements, including that he or she operates within a 150 air-mile radius of the normal work reporting location and, if driving a property-carrying commercial motor vehicle, returns to the work reporting location and is released from work within 14 consecutive hours; and (2) the motor carrier that employs the driver maintains and retains for a period of six months accurate and true records showing certain information, including the time the driver reports for duty each day and the total number of hours the driver is on duty each day. DOT shall issue or revise regulations to ensure that a driver or motor carrier subject to the use of an electronic logging device, hall only be required, for purposes of federal hours of service requirements, to obtain and retain supporting documentation regarding the start and end times of each applicable daily on-duty period. The public participation requirements shall not apply to a rulemaking regarding hours of service requirements as they relate to sleeper berths for property-carrying commercial motor vehicle drivers.
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Timeline
Jun 21, 2018
Introduced in House
Jun 21, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jun 22, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
  • June 21, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • June 21, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.


  • June 22, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Transportation and Public Works

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of TransportationGeneral agriculture mattersMotor carriersMotor vehiclesPublic participation and lobbyingTransportation employees

To amend the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 with respect to exemptions from certain motor carrier regulations, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-6178| House 
| Updated: 6/22/2018
Honest Operators Undertake Road Safety Act or the HOURS Act This bill amends the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 with respect to commercial motor vehicle safety regulations involving the transportation of agricultural commodities and farm supplies. The Department of Transportation (DOT) shall issue or revise regulations to ensure that a driver is exempt from requirements with respect to a driver's record of duty status and supporting documents, if (1) the driver meets certain requirements, including that he or she operates within a 150 air-mile radius of the normal work reporting location and, if driving a property-carrying commercial motor vehicle, returns to the work reporting location and is released from work within 14 consecutive hours; and (2) the motor carrier that employs the driver maintains and retains for a period of six months accurate and true records showing certain information, including the time the driver reports for duty each day and the total number of hours the driver is on duty each day. DOT shall issue or revise regulations to ensure that a driver or motor carrier subject to the use of an electronic logging device, hall only be required, for purposes of federal hours of service requirements, to obtain and retain supporting documentation regarding the start and end times of each applicable daily on-duty period. The public participation requirements shall not apply to a rulemaking regarding hours of service requirements as they relate to sleeper berths for property-carrying commercial motor vehicle drivers.
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Timeline
Jun 21, 2018
Introduced in House
Jun 21, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jun 22, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
  • June 21, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • June 21, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.


  • June 22, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Eric A. "Rick" Crawford

Eric A. "Rick" Crawford

Republican Representative

Arkansas

Cosponsors (18)
Brett Guthrie (Republican)Steve Womack (Republican)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Glenn Thompson (Republican)David Young (Republican)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Rod Blum (Republican)Todd Rokita (Republican)J. French Hill (Republican)Don Bacon (Republican)Bruce Westerman (Republican)Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (Republican)Austin Scott (Republican)Mark E. Amodei (Republican)Scott DesJarlais (Republican)Scott R. Tipton (Republican)Brian Babin (Republican)

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Highways and Transit Subcommittee

Transportation and Public Works

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of TransportationGeneral agriculture mattersMotor carriersMotor vehiclesPublic participation and lobbyingTransportation employees