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: February 28, 2011
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1