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HR 3943 109th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Administrative procedure Department of Transportation Government Operations and Politics Hours of labor Labor and Employment Law Traffic accidents and safety Truck drivers Trucking

To postpone the enforcement of new rules governing rest periods for truck drivers using sleeper berths until January 1, 2006.

Introduced: September 29, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Sep 30, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
Sep 29, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Sep 29, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that new Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) hours of service regulations with respect to property-carrying commercial motor vehicles equipped with sleeper berths shall become enforceable on January 1, 2006. Continues the effectiveness and enforceability until such date of the hours of service regulations in effect as of January 4, 2004, and any compatible state law.

What's happening now September 30, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Republican 9
R
Calvert, Ken
California · Nov 3, 2005
MOORE, DENNIS
· Oct 25, 2005
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Oct 7, 2005
BOYD, ALLEN
· Oct 7, 2005
BROWN, HENRY
· Oct 7, 2005
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Oct 7, 2005
Davis, Geoff
· Oct 7, 2005
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Oct 7, 2005
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie
· Oct 7, 2005
PUTNAM, ADAM
· Oct 7, 2005
REHBERG, DENNY
· Oct 7, 2005
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Oct 7, 2005
Shuster, Bill
· Oct 7, 2005
WAMP, ZACH
· Oct 7, 2005
BOEHNER, JOHN
· Sep 29, 2005
EMERSON, JO
· Sep 29, 2005
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Sep 29, 2005
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Sep 29, 2005
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Sep 29, 2005
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Sep 29, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3943: To postpone the enforcement of new rules governing rest periods for truck drivers using sleeper berths until January 1, 2006.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3943/
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"H.R. 3943: To postpone the enforcement of new rules governing rest periods for truck drivers using sleeper berths until January 1, 2006.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3943/.
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H.R. 3943, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3943/.
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