Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 1255
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Transporting Livestock Across America Safely Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Apr 30, 2019
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
Apr 30, 2019
Latest Action
Apr 30, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1255
Congress
116
Policy Area
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation and Public Works
Primary focus of measure is all aspects of transportation modes and conveyances, including funding and safety matters; Coast Guard; infrastructure development; travel and tourism. Measures concerning water resources and navigation projects may fall under Water Resources Development policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
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Nebraska
Democrat
Alabama
Republican
Colorado
Democrat
Connecticut
Republican
Indiana
Democrat
Minnesota
Republican
Mississippi
Republican
Missouri
Democrat
Montana
Republican
Nebraska
Republican
North Dakota
Republican
North Dakota
Republican
South Dakota
Republican
Wyoming
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Transporting Livestock Across America Safely Act

This bill requires the Department of Transportation to amend regulations on hours of service for commercial drivers who transport livestock or insects within a 300 air-mile radius from where the on-duty time of the driver begins.

The regulations must (1) exclude from the driver's on-duty time certain activities, such as loading or unloading a commercial motor vehicle; (2) change the driving time requirement to a maximum of not less than 15, and not more than 18, hours within a 24-hour period; (3) permit the driver to take one or more rest periods during the trip, which shall not be included in the calculation of the driving time; (4) require the driver, after completion of the trip, to take a rest break for a period that is 5 hours less than the maximum driving time; (5) exclude from the calculation of the driving time any additional driving to the point of delivery if the driver is within 150 air-miles of  the point of delivery; and (6) make inapplicable the requirement that the driver take a 10-hour rest period before driving.

Text (1)
April 30, 2019
Actions (2)
04/30/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
04/30/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 9, 2022 3:56:43 AM