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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 See on congress.gov
 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 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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