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H.R. 4844 (114th)

REST Act of 2016

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Introduced

23 March 2016

Last action

24 March 2016 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Sponsors

Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17], Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2], Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2], Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]

Subjects

Transport

Source updated

12 August 2025

Transport

Summary

Requiring Equal Sleep for Truckers Act of 2016 or the REST Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Transportation to revise federal regulations regarding hours of service of drivers to require that: (1) in the case of specially trained drivers of commercial motor vehicles that are specially constructed to service oil wells, on-duty time shall include waiting time at a natural gas or oil well site; and (2) the requirements relating to rest breaks and maximum driving time for commercial motor vehicles are applied, without exception, to such drivers and to drivers of commercial motor vehicles used exclusively in the transportation of oil field equipment.

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Timeline

  1. 23 March 2016

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 23 March 2016

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 23 March 2016

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 24 March 2016

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

    Source: Committee

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  • Introduced in House (text)

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