HR 364
115th 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 2017
Introduced: January 6, 2017
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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
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Committees of jurisdiction
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