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To direct the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate a rule to improve the daytime and nighttime visibility of agricultural equipment that may be operated on a public road.

Introduced: October 6, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Oct 7, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Oct 6, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Oct 6, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate a rule: (1) to improve the daytime and nighttime visibility of agricultural equipment operating on public roads; and (2) that establishes minimum lighting and marking standards for such equipment.

Requires the Secretary to review and revise such standards at least once every five years to reflect the latest edition of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) S279 standard published by the American Society of Agriculture and Biological Engineers entitled "Lighting and Marking of Agricultural Equipment on Highways".

What's happening now October 7, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 2
D
Garamendi, John
California · Jun 23, 2010
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Mar 24, 2010
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Mar 3, 2010
Kagen, Steve
· Dec 15, 2009
Carney, Christopher
· Dec 8, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3720: To direct the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate a rule to improve the daytime and nighttime visibility of agricultural equipment that may be operated on a public road.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3720/
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"H.R. 3720: To direct the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate a rule to improve the daytime and nighttime visibility of agricultural equipment that may be operated on a public road.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3720/.
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H.R. 3720, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3720/.
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