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Preserving Jobs in the Oilfield Act of 2017

Introduced: January 6, 2017 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 9, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jan 6, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jan 6, 2017
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preserving Jobs in the Oilfield Act of 2017

This bill directs the Department 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.

The bill 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 9, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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