US Congress House Bill 756 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-1)
Status: Introduced on February 17 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs the Secretary of Transportation to study the detention of commercial motor vehicle operators by shippers and receivers before loading and unloading their vehicles. Directs the Secretary to prescribe standards for the maximum number of hours that a commercial motor vehicle operator transporting property in interstate commerce may be reasonably detained, if not compensated for the time detained, by a shipper or receiver before the loading or unloading of the vehicle. Prohibits a shipper or receiver from detaining such operators before the loading or unloading of a vehicle without providing compensation for the time detained beyond the maximum number of hours that the Secretary determines is reasonable. Prescribes penalties for violation of this prohibition.

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe standards for the maximum number of hours that an operator of a commercial motor vehicle may be reasonably detained by a shipper or receiver, and for other purposes.

Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Joe Baca [D-CA]	Rep. Leonard Boswell [D-IA]	Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]
Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Tim Holden [D-PA]	Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. Steven LaTourette [R-OH]
Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]
Rep. David Wu [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
2011-02-17	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/756/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr756/BILLS-112hr756ih.pdf