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To amend the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 concerning the applicability of hours of service requirements to drivers operating commercial motor vehicles transporting agricultural…

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To amend the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 concerning the applicability of hours of service requirements to drivers operating commercial motor vehicles transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies.

Introduced: March 4, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Feb 26, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
Feb 25, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Feb 25, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 to remove from the Secretary of Transportation's authority to determine by rule whether an exemption is not in the public interest the current exemption of certain commercial motor vehicles transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies from maximum hours of service requirements.
What's happening now February 26, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 5
R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Feb 26, 2004
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Nov 25, 2003
TIAHRT, TODD
· Jun 11, 2003
RADANOVICH, GEORGE
· Jun 3, 2003
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · May 22, 2003
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Apr 9, 2003
HILL, BARON
· Mar 4, 2003
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Feb 25, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 871: To amend the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 concerning the applicability of hours of service requirements to drivers operating commercial motor vehicles transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-871/
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"H.R. 871: To amend the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 concerning the applicability of hours of service requirements to drivers operating commercial motor vehicles transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-871/.
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H.R. 871, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-871/.
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