HR 3720
111th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Transportation
General agriculture matters
Lighting and heating
Lighting, heating, cooling
Motor vehicles
Transportation safety and security
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
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Committees of jurisdiction
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