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S 1053 117th Congress Senate 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: March 25, 2021 Introduced by: Hoeven, John Republican · North Dakota See on congress.gov
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Mar 25, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Mar 25, 2021
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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 March 25, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 2 Republican 7
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Apr 14, 2021
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Mar 25, 2021
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Mar 25, 2021
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Mar 25, 2021
 R
Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Mar 25, 2021
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Mar 25, 2021
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Mar 25, 2021
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Mar 25, 2021
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Mar 25, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1053: Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1053/
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"S. 1053: Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1053/.
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S. 1053, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1053/.
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