HR 1097
113th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Transportation
Labor standards
Motor carriers
Oil and gas
Transportation safety and security
Preserving Jobs in the Oilfield Act of 2013
Introduced: March 12, 2013
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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 13, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Mar 12, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Mar 12, 2013
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Preserving Jobs in the Oilfield Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to ensure that, with respect to maximum hours of service for drivers, on-duty time does not include waiting time at a natural gas or oil well site for operators of commercial motor vehicles transporting supplies, equipment, or materials, including sand or water, to or from a natural gas or oil well site.
Applies this exclusion without regard to whether operators have received special training or operate vehicles specially constructed to service wells.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Committees of jurisdiction
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