Driver Fatigue Prevention Act

Bill: 115-hr-4156
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
Introduced: 2017-10-26
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Labor standards

Motor carriers

Transportation employees

Transportation safety and security

Worker safety and health
Latest action: action_date: 2017-10-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-10-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Driver Fatigue Prevention Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to make over-the-road bus drivers subject to limitations on the maximum number of hours that an employee may work under such Act.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4156 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 26, 2017 Ms. Speier (for herself, Ms. Brownley of California , Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania , Mr. Cartwright , Ms. Schakowsky , and Mrs. Napolitano ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide that over-the-road bus drivers are covered under the maximum hours requirements.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Driver Fatigue Prevention Act . 2. Amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 Section 13(b)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 213(b)(1) ) is amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: , except a driver of an over-the-road bus characterized by an elevated passenger deck located over a baggage compartment. .