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HR 2460 116th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Advisory bodies Agricultural equipment and machinery Agricultural marketing and promotion Animal protection and human-animal relationships Congressional oversight Department of Transportation Executive agency funding and structure Fruit and vegetables Government studies and investigations Insects Livestock Motor carriers Roads and highways Transportation employees Transportation safety and security Worker safety and health

Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act

Introduced: May 1, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 9, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3509)
May 2, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
May 1, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
May 1, 2019
Introduced in House
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Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act

This bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish a working group to (1) identify obstacles to safe, humane, and market-efficient transport of livestock, insects, and agricultural commodities; and (2) develop guidelines and recommended regulatory or legislative actions to improve the safe, humane, and efficient transport of livestock, insects, and agricultural commodities.

What's happening now May 9, 2019

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3509)

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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Republican 5
Hagedorn, Jim
· May 8, 2020
Vela, Filemon
· Oct 16, 2019
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Oct 11, 2019
 R
Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Sep 25, 2019
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Aug 16, 2019
 R
Baird, James R.
Indiana · Jun 27, 2019
 R
Higgins, Clay
Louisiana · May 20, 2019
Brooks, Susan
· May 16, 2019
Bucshon, Larry
· May 14, 2019
Gianforte, Greg
· May 9, 2019
Hollingsworth, Trey
· May 9, 2019
Walorski, Jackie
· May 9, 2019
Meadows, Mark
· May 3, 2019
PETERSON, COLLIN
· May 1, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2460: Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2460/
MLA
"H.R. 2460: Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2460/.
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H.R. 2460, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2460/.
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[H.R. 2460: Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2460/)
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