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HR 3275 111th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Agricultural practices and innovations Motor vehicles Transportation programs funding Transportation safety and security

To amend the definition of commercial motor vehicle in section 31101 of title 49, United States Code, to exclude certain farm vehicles, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 21, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
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To President
Became law
Jul 22, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jul 21, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jul 21, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1862)
Jul 21, 2009
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Revises the definition of "commercial motor vehicle" with respect to federal commercial motor vehicle safety laws to include a vehicle with farm-designated license plates engaged in the transportation of agricultural commodities or farm supplies, or a vehicle controlled by a farmer and used to transport such items to or from a farm, having a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight the greater of which exceeds the minimum weight of a commercial motor vehicle as established by the state. (Current law applies to vehicles having a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight of at least 10,001 pounds, whichever is greater.)

Prohibits the Secretary of Transportation from withholding commercial motor vehicle safety improvement grants from a state solely because it authorizes drivers of farm vehicles having a gross vehicle weight of between 10,000 and 26,001 pounds to operate without complying with federal commercial motor vehicle safety laws.

What's happening now July 22, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1