To require the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study about the impact of electronic logging devices and report the findings to Congress.

Bill: 115-hr-6159
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-06-20
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Business records

Government studies and investigations

Motor carriers

Transportation employees

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2018-06-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-06-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p> This bill requires the Department of Transportation to conduct a study to determine how many employees who must comply with the electronic logging device requirements have ceased being operators of a commercial motor vehicle as a result of such requirements.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6159 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 20, 2018 Mr. Cramer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To require the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study about the impact of electronic logging devices and report the findings to Congress.

1. Study and report Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall— (1) conduct a study to determine how many employees (as defined by section 31132 of title 49, United States Code) who must comply with the electronic logging device requirements issued pursuant to section 31137(a) of title 49, United States Code, have ceased being operators of a commercial motor vehicle (as defined by section 31132 of such title) as a result of such requirements; and (2) report the findings of the study in paragraph (1) to— (A) the committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Education and the Workforce, and Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and (B) the committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate.