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Agricultural Trucking Relief Act of 2018

Introduced: September 28, 2018 Introduced by: Scott, Austin Republican · Georgia See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Sep 28, 2018
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Agricultural Trucking Relief Act of 2018

This bill amends the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 to revise the definition of "agricultural commodity" to include

  • agricultural, aquacultural, horticultural, and floricultural commodities;
  • fruits;
  • vegetables;
  • any non-human living animal and the products thereof; and
  • other agriculture products that are sensitive to temperature or climate and at risk of perishing in transit.

The transportation of agricultural commodities is exempt from requirements of such Act.

What's happening now September 28, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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