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HR 3570 115th Congress House

Transportation and Trailer Modernization Act of 2017

Official title: To amend part A of title II of the Clean Air Act to exclude trailers and other vehicles that rely on a connection to a self-propelled vehicle from the definition of a motor vehicle.

Introduced: May 24, 2018 Introduced by: Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" Republican · Georgia See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Air qualityMotor carriersMotor vehicles
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Aug 4, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Jul 28, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 28, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 4, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Transportation and Trailer Modernization Act of 2017

This bill amends the Clean Air Act to revise the definition of a motor vehicle to exclude trailers and vehicles reliant on a connection to a self-propelled vehicle for power. (The Environmental Protection Agency set emissions standards for trailers as a part of motor vehicle emissions regulations. The regulations as applied to trailers were stayed by a federal court on October 27, 2017.)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 5
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Webster, Daniel
Florida · May 24, 2018
Rokita, Todd
· Sep 27, 2017
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Sep 12, 2017
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Jul 28, 2017
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jul 28, 2017
Farenthold, Blake
· Jul 28, 2017
 R
Loudermilk, Barry
Georgia · Jul 28, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3570: Transportation and Trailer Modernization Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3570/
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"H.R. 3570: Transportation and Trailer Modernization Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3570/.
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H.R. 3570, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3570/.
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