Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act
USA116th CongressS-600| Senate
| Updated: 2/28/2019
John Hoeven
Republican Senator
North Dakota
Cosponsors (14)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Lamar Alexander (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Mike Rounds (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Steve Daines (Republican)Mike Crapo (Republican)
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Transportation and Public Works
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesAgricultural equipment and machineryAgricultural marketing and promotionAnimal protection and human-animal relationshipsCongressional oversightDepartment of TransportationExecutive agency funding and structureFruit and vegetablesGovernment studies and investigationsInsectsLivestockMotor carriersRoads and highwaysTransportation employeesTransportation safety and securityWorker safety and health
Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act
USA116th CongressS-600| Senate
| Updated: 2/28/2019
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.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
John Hoeven
Republican Senator
North Dakota
Cosponsors (14)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Lamar Alexander (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Mike Rounds (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Steve Daines (Republican)Mike Crapo (Republican)
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Transportation and Public Works
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesAgricultural equipment and machineryAgricultural marketing and promotionAnimal protection and human-animal relationshipsCongressional oversightDepartment of TransportationExecutive agency funding and structureFruit and vegetablesGovernment studies and investigationsInsectsLivestockMotor carriersRoads and highwaysTransportation employeesTransportation safety and securityWorker safety and health