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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4601 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue certain regulations to 
amend certain regulations with respect to farm-related service industry 
restricted commercial driver’s licenses, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 22, 2025 
Mr. MANN (for himself, Mr. HURD of Colorado, Mr. ESTES, Mr. FEENSTRA, 
Mr. FINSTAD, Mr. MESSMER, Mr. SCHMIDT, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. 
NEHLS, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. ROSE, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. FLOOD, 
Mr. KUSTOFF, Mr. GOLDMAN of Texas, Ms. LETLOW, Mr. JACKSON of 
Texas, Mr. BURCHETT, and Mr. WESTERMAN) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue certain 
regulations to amend certain regulations with respect 
to farm-related service industry restricted commercial 
driver’s licenses, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Seasonal Agriculture 
CDL Modernization Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. MODERNIZATION OF FARM-RELATED SERVICE IN-
DUSTRIES RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL DRIV-
ER’S LICENSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall issue such regulations as are necessary to 
amend section 383.3(f)(3)(ii) of title 49, Code of Federal 
Regulations, to allow each State to develop and make 
available an online registration and renewal system so that 
farm-related service industries and eligible employees par-
ticipating in the seasonal restricted commercial driver’s li-
cense program may more easily renew seasonal licenses 
as long as all other terms and conditions of the program 
have been met by the applicant. 
(b) IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY.—Not later than 
1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Transportation shall issue regulations as are 
necessary to amend section 383.3(f) of title 49, Code of 
Federal Regulations, to clarify that implements of hus-
bandry are not considered commercial motor vehicles, and 
are not subject to the calculation of Gross Combination 
Weight Rating or Gross Combination Weight. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘eligible 
employee’’ means an employee that is eligible for 
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and seeks to acquire a restricted commercial driver’s 
license. 
(2) FARM-RELATED
SERVICE
INDUSTRIES.— 
The term ‘‘farm-related service industries’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 383.3(f) of title 
49, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the 
date of enactment of this Act). 
(3) IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY.—The term 
‘‘implements of husbandry’’ means vehicles or equip-
ment, whether self-propelled or towed, that are ei-
ther specifically designed or adapted exclusively for 
agricultural operations or services. 
(4) RESTRICTED
COMMERCIAL
DRIVER’S
LI-
CENSE.—The term ‘‘restricted commercial driver’s 
license’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
383.3(f) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (as 
in effect on the date of enactment of this Act). 
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