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HR 4727 113th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Civil actions and liability Licensing and registrations Life, casualty, property insurance Motor carriers State and local government operations Transportation safety and security

To enhance interstate commerce by creating a National Hiring Standard for Motor Carriers.

Introduced: November 17, 2014 See on congress.gov
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Jul 21, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
May 23, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
May 22, 2014
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 22, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits a state from enforcing a law or imposing liability on an entity that hires a motor carrier for the transportation of property or household goods if the liability arises from a personal injury, death, or cargo or fother property damage claim or cause of action related to the negligent selection of that motor carrier under state law or regulation.

Specifies as such an entity any person acting as a shipper, as a broker, as a consignee, a freight forwarder, a household goods freight forwarder, a Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier, an ocean freight forwarder, or an ocean transportation intermediary.

Makes an entity eligible for this waiver of liability only if, before tendering a shipment, but not more than 35 days before the hitred motor carrier picks up a shipment, the entity verifies that the motor carrier at the time of verification:

  • is registered with and authorized by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to operate as a motor carrier or household goods motor carrier,
  • has the minimum insurance coverage required by federal regulation, and
  • does not have an unsatisfactory safety rating from FMCSA in force at the time of verification.
What's happening now July 21, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 2
TIBERI, PATRICK
· Nov 17, 2014
Dent, Charles
· Sep 11, 2014
Meadows, Mark
· Sep 10, 2014
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Jul 17, 2014
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Jun 24, 2014
Paulsen, Erik
· May 22, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4727: To enhance interstate commerce by creating a National Hiring Standard for Motor Carriers.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4727/
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"H.R. 4727: To enhance interstate commerce by creating a National Hiring Standard for Motor Carriers.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4727/.
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