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HR 843 112th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Agricultural equipment and machinery Department of Transportation 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: May 12, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Mar 1, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Feb 28, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Feb 28, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to promulgate a rule to: (1) improve the daytime and nighttime visibility of agricultural equipment operating on public roads, and (2) establish 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 revision of American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) Standard 279 entitled "Lighting and Marking of Agricultural Equipment on Highways."

What's happening now March 1, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 1
Hultgren, Randy
· May 12, 2011
Walz, Timothy
· May 12, 2011
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Feb 28, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 843: 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.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-843/
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"H.R. 843: 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.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-843/.
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H.R. 843, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-843/.
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