Agricultural Trucking Relief Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1673
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8]
Introduced: 2019-03-11
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: 2019-03-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-03-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
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: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1673 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 11, 2019 Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Dunn , Mr. Lawson of Florida , and Mr. Schrader ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 with respect to 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)(7) of the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 ( 49 U.S.C. 31136 note) is amended to read as follows: (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 thereof; and (E) other agriculture products that are— (i) sensitive to temperature or climate; and (ii) at risk of perishing in transit. .