HR 677
107th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Administrative fees
Boundaries
Commerce
Common carriers
Economics and Public Finance
Equipment and supplies
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign corporations
International Affairs
Latin America
Law
Mexico
Motor vehicle safety
Traffic accidents and safety
Trucking
Trucks
Foreign Truck Safety Act
Introduced: February 14, 2001
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 15, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Feb 14, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Feb 14, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E189-190)
Feb 14, 2001
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Foreign Truck Safety Act - Amends Federal transportation law to prohibit foreign commercial motor vehicles that enter the United States along the U.S.-Mexico border from operation in the United States by a foreign motor carrier or a foreign motor private carrier unless such vehicles have passed, in the 12-month period preceding entry into the United States, a federally-ordered safety equipment inspection. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation or a State to impose and collect a fee on such carriers to cover the costs of such inspections.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Committees of jurisdiction
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