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To direct the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe standards for the maximum number of hours that an operator of a commercial motor vehicle may be reasonably detained by a shipper or receiver,…

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To direct the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe standards for the maximum number of hours that an operator of a commercial motor vehicle may be reasonably detained by a shipper or receiver, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 17, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Feb 18, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Feb 17, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Feb 17, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Transportation to study the detention of commercial motor vehicle operators by shippers and receivers before loading and unloading their vehicles.

Directs the Secretary to prescribe standards for the maximum number of hours that a commercial motor vehicle operator transporting property in interstate commerce may be reasonably detained, if not compensated for the time detained, by a shipper or receiver before the loading or unloading of the vehicle.

Prohibits a shipper or receiver from detaining such operators before the loading or unloading of a vehicle without providing compensation for the time detained beyond the maximum number of hours that the Secretary determines is reasonable.

Prescribes penalties for violation of this prohibition.

What's happening now February 18, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1
WU, DAVID
· Jun 23, 2011
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Jun 22, 2011
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Jun 22, 2011
HOLDEN, TIM
· Jun 2, 2011
BACA, JOE
· May 26, 2011
LATOURETTE, STEVEN
· Mar 17, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 756: To direct the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe standards for the maximum number of hours that an operator of a commercial motor vehicle may be reasonably detained by a shipper or receiver, and for other purposes.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-756/
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"H.R. 756: To direct the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe standards for the maximum number of hours that an operator of a commercial motor vehicle may be reasonably detained by a shipper or receiver, and for other purposes.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-756/.
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H.R. 756, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-756/.
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