United States · Bill · S
S. 1714 (104th)
Utility Consumer Service Improvement and Protection Act of 1996
Introduced
29 April 1996
Last action
29 April 1996 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Sponsors
Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT], Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS], Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK], Sen. Coverdell, Paul [R-GA], Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN], Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY], Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT], Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY], Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC], Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL], Sen. Ashcroft, John [R-MO], Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC], Sen. Warner, John [R-VA], Sen. Faircloth, Lauch [R-NC]
Subjects
Transport
Source updated
21 August 2025
Summary
Utility Consumer Service Improvement and Protection Act of 1996 - Amends Federal transportation law to exempt a utility service vehicle driver from motor carrier safety regulations regarding: (1) maximum driving and on-duty times applicable to commercial motor vehicle operators; (2) installation of automatic recording devices associated with such times; and (3) physical testing, reporting, or recordkeeping. Prohibits construction of such exemption to exempt such drivers from mechanical safety or licensing requirements.
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Timeline
29 April 1996
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
29 April 1996
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4322)
Source: IntroReferral
29 April 1996
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 29 April 1996 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Coverdell, Paul [R-GA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Ashcroft, John [R-MO] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Faircloth, Lauch [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
- · sscm00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-bill/1714
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/s/1714
- us · 104-s-1714 · source updated 21 August 2025