Agricultural Trucking Relief Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2025
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA]
Introduced: 2019-06-27
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Aquaculture

Department of Transportation

Fruit and vegetables

Horticulture and plants

Livestock

Motor carriers

Transportation employees

Transportation safety and security

Worker safety and health
Latest action: action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-06-27
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Agricultural Trucking Relief Act of 2019</strong></p> <p>This bill revises regulations related to the transportation of agricultural commodities.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill expands the definition of agricultural commodity to include (1) aquaculture, horticultural, and floricultural commodities; (2) fruits; (3) vegetables; (4) any non-human living animal and the products thereof; and (5) other agricultural products that are sensitive to temperature or climate and at risk of perishing in transit. (Under current law, an agricultural commodity means any agricultural commodity, non-processed food, feed, fiber, or livestock.)</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2025 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 27, 2019 Mr. Perdue (for himself, Mr. Merkley , Mr. Cassidy , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , Mr. Isakson , Mr. Wyden , Mr. Rubio , and Mr. Inhofe ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To amend the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 to modify the definition of agricultural commodities, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Agricultural Trucking Relief Act of 2019 . 2. Agricultural commodities Section 229(e) of the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 ( 49 U.S.C. 31136 note; Public Law 106–159 ) is amended by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following: (7) Agricultural commodity The term agricultural commodity includes— (A) agricultural, aquacultural, horticultural, and floricultural commodities; (B) fruits; (C) vegetables; (D) any non-human living animal and the products of that animal; and (E) other agriculture products that are— (i) sensitive to temperature or climate; and (ii) at risk of perishing in transit. .