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US HR5145

US HR5145
Promoting Women in Trucking Workforce Act


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Introduced
11/18/2019
In Committee
11/19/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

To require the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to establish an advisory board focused on creating opportunities for women in the trucking industry, and for other purposes. This bill directs the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to establish and facilitate a Women of Trucking Advisory Board to promote organizations and programs that (1) provide education, training, mentorship, or outreach to women in the trucking industry; and (2) recruit women into the trucking industry.

AI Summary

This bill directs the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to establish the Women of Trucking Advisory Board to promote organizations and programs that provide education, training, mentorship, or outreach to women in the trucking industry and recruit women into the trucking industry. The board will be composed of representatives from large, mid-sized, and small trucking companies, nonprofit organizations, trucking business associations, independent owner-operators, and a woman professional truck driver. The board will identify industry trends that discourage women from pursuing careers in trucking, ways to coordinate support for women in the industry, and opportunities to expand and enhance training, mentorship, education, and outreach programs for women. The FMCSA will then report the board's recommendations and any actions taken to Congress.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (on 11/19/2019)

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