US Congress House Bill 1220 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 22-11)
Status: Introduced on February 26 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-02-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amends commercial motor vehicle safety requirements to exempt drivers of intrastate commercial vehicles engaged in agricultural-related activities from certain federal commercial motor vehicle and operator regulations. Revises weight limits of commercial motor vehicles with respect to federal commercial motor vehicle safety laws to apply such laws to vehicles having a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight of at least 26,001 pounds, whichever is greater (currently, applies to such vehicles having a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight of at least 26,001 pounds, whichever is greater, or a lesser gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight, but in any event not less than a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,001 pounds).

To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide certain exemptions to drivers of intrastate commercial motor vehicles engaged in agricultural purposes, and for other purposes.

Rep. Jason Altmire [D-PA]	Rep. Michele Bachmann [R-MN]	Rep. Marion Berry [D-AR]	Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT]
Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]	Rep. Dan Boren [D-OK]	Rep. Dan Burton [R-IN]	Rep. Christopher Carney [D-PA]
Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. Mark Critz [D-PA]	Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX]	Rep. Mary Fallin [R-OK]
Rep. Jim Gerlach [R-PA]	Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R-TX]	Rep. Paul Kanjorski [D-PA]	Rep. Frank Lucas [R-OK]
Rep. Betsy Markey [D-CO]	Rep. Patrick Murphy [R-PA]	Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]	Rep. John Murtha [D-PA]
Rep. Randy Neugebauer [R-TX]	Rep. Ron Paul [R-TX]	Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA]	Rep. Todd Platts [R-PA]
Rep. Ciro Rodriguez [D-TX]	Rep. Mike D. Rogers [R-AL]	Rep. Mike Ross [D-AR]	Rep. Bill Shuster [R-PA]
Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]	Rep. Adrian Smith [R-NE]	Rep. John Sullivan [R-OK]	Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-02-27		Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
2009-02-26		Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1220/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr1220/BILLS-111hr1220ih.pdf