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S 4861 117th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works

TRUCKS Act of 2022

Introduced: September 15, 2022 Introduced by: Rounds, Mike Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
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Sep 15, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sep 15, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Trucking Regulations Unduly Constricting Known Service-providers Act of 2022 or the TRUCKS Act of 2022

This bill revises requirements for obtaining a commercial driver's license.

The bill allows states to exempt employees in certain agriculture-related industries and employees of state, local, and tribal governmental entities from entry-level driver training requirements to obtain a commercial driver's license.

Additionally, a state may issue restricted commercial driver's licenses to owners and employees of certain small businesses, including those that employ not more than nine employees who hold a commercial driver's license as of the date on which the restricted commercial driver's license is issued.

What's happening now September 15, 2022

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Sep 15, 2022
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Sep 15, 2022
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Sep 15, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4861: TRUCKS Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4861/
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"S. 4861: TRUCKS Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4861/.
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S. 4861, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4861/.
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