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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 See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 March 13, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 28
All 28 Republican 11
Bishop, Rob
· May 19, 2014
Palazzo, Steven
· May 7, 2014
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · May 1, 2014
Hensarling, Jeb
· Jun 4, 2013
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · May 6, 2013
Nunes, Devin
· Apr 26, 2013
Rice, Tom
· Apr 12, 2013
Fleming, John
· Apr 10, 2013
 R
Womack, Steve
Arkansas · Mar 20, 2013
Meadows, Mark
· Mar 19, 2013
Poe, Ted
· Mar 19, 2013
 R
Daines, Steve
Montana · Mar 15, 2013
Gibbs, Bob
· Mar 15, 2013
Rokita, Todd
· Mar 15, 2013
Barletta, Lou
· Mar 12, 2013
Bridenstine, Jim
· Mar 12, 2013
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Mar 12, 2013
Conaway, K.
· Mar 12, 2013
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Mar 12, 2013
Farenthold, Blake
· Mar 12, 2013
Franks, Trent
· Mar 12, 2013
 R
Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Mar 12, 2013
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Mar 12, 2013
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Mar 12, 2013
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Mar 12, 2013
Olson, Pete
· Mar 12, 2013
Pearce, Stevan
· Mar 12, 2013
 R
Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Mar 12, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1097: Preserving Jobs in the Oilfield Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1097/
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"H.R. 1097: Preserving Jobs in the Oilfield Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1097/.
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