HR 5568
98th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Federal-state relations
Interstate highway system
Motor Vehicles and Driving
Roads and highways
State laws
States
Trucking
Trucks
Truck Safety Act of 1984
Introduced: May 2, 1984
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Everywhere this bill has been
16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 11, 1984
See S. 2217.
Aug 8, 1984
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Aug 6, 1984
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Aug 6, 1984
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Aug 6, 1984
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Aug 1, 1984
Placed on Union Calendar No: 532.
Aug 1, 1984
Reported to House by House Committee on Public Works and Transportation. Report No: 98-926.
Jul 31, 1984
Ordered to be Reported.
Jul 31, 1984
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 31, 1984
Subcommittee on Surface Transportation Discharged.
Jul 30, 1984
Favorable Executive Comment Received From OMB.
Jun 21, 1984
Favorable Executive Comment Received From DOT.
May 14, 1984
Referred to Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.
May 2, 1984
Hearings Held by Subcommittee on Surface Transportation Prior to Subcommittee Referral (Jun 16, 83).
May 2, 1984
Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
May 2, 1984
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Truck Safety Act of 1984 - Amends the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to exempt segments of the Interstate Highway System from the requirement that commercial motor vehicle combinations consisting of a truck tractor and two trailing units (double bottom trucks) be allowed to operate on the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways. Authorizes the Secretary to make similar exemptions from length and width limitations on federally-assisted highways.
What's happening now
See S. 2217.
Cosponsors
1