Bill > HR3265

Introduced Session

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.

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W. Todd Akin (R),  Leonard Boswell (D),  Larry Bucshon (R),  Francisco Canseco (R),  Dennis Cardoza (D),  Jerry Costello (D),  Rick Crawford (R),  Scott DesJarlais (R),  Sean Duffy (R),  Jo Emerson (R),  Jeff Fortenberry (R),  Bob Gibbs (R),  Sam Graves (R),  Richard Hanna (R),  Vicky Hartzler (R),  Bill Huizenga (R),  Randy Hultgren (R),  Lynn Jenkins (R),  Bill Johnson (R),  Timothy Johnson (R),  Walter Jones (R),  Steve King (R),  Jack Kingston (R),  Adam Kinzinger (R),  Tom Latham (R),  Bob Latta (R),  David Loebsack (D),  Billy Long (R),  Blaine Luetkemeyer (R),  Cynthia Lummis (R),  Donald Manzullo (R),  Mike McIntyre (D),  Kristi Noem (R),  Alan Nunnelee (R),  Ron Paul (R),  Collin Peterson (D),  Thomas Petri (R),  Reid Ribble (R),  Robert Schilling (R),  Jean Schmidt (R),  Aaron Schock (R),  Kurt Schrader (D),  John Shimkus (R),  Adrian Smith (R),  Lee Terry (R),  Scott Tipton (R),  Joe Walsh (R),  Rob Wittman (R), 

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (on 10/27/2011)

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