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Preserving Jobs in the Oilfield Act of 2015

Introduced: January 22, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Jan 23, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jan 22, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation.
Jan 22, 2015
Introduced in House
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Preserving Jobs in the Oilfield Act of 2015

Directs the Secretary of Transportation 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 January 23, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 7
R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · May 21, 2015
Hensarling, Jeb
· Feb 10, 2015
Bridenstine, Jim
· Jan 22, 2015
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jan 22, 2015
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jan 22, 2015
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jan 22, 2015
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Jan 22, 2015
Russell, Steve
· Jan 22, 2015
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jan 22, 2015
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Jan 22, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 486: Preserving Jobs in the Oilfield Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-486/
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"H.R. 486: Preserving Jobs in the Oilfield Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-486/.
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H.R. 486, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-486/.
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