HR 1673
116th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aquaculture
Department of Transportation
Fruit and vegetables
Horticulture and plants
Livestock
Motor carriers
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security
Worker safety and health
Agricultural Trucking Relief Act of 2019
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 12, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Mar 11, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Mar 11, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Agricultural Trucking Relief Act of 2019
This bill revises regulations related to the transportation of agricultural commodities.
Specifically, the bill expands the definition of agricultural commodity to include (1) aquaculture, horticultural, and floricultural commodities; (2) fruits; (3) vegetables; (4) any non-human living animal and the products thereof; and (5) other agricultural products that are sensitive to temperature or climate and at risk of perishing in transit. Under current law, an agricultural commodity means any agricultural commodity, non-processed food, feed, fiber, or livestock.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Committees of jurisdiction
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