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S. 2938 (115th)

Transporting Livestock Across America Safely Act

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Introduced

23 May 2018

Last action

23 May 2018 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Sponsors

Sen. Sasse, Ben [R-NE], Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND], Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND], Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS], Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL], Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA], Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL], Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN], Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY], Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS], Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD], Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT], Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL], Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY], Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE], Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN], Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS], Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY], Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID], Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO], Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]

Subjects

Transport

Source updated

11 August 2025

Transport

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Summary

Transporting Livestock Across America Safely Act This bill requires the Department of Transportation to amend regulations on hours of service for commercial drivers who transport livestock or insects within a 300 air-mile radius from where the on-duty time of the driver begins.The regulations must: (1) exclude from the driver's on-duty time certain activities, such as loading or unloading a commercial motor vehicle; (2) change the driving time requirement to a maximum of not less than 15, and not more than 18, hours within a 24-hour period; (3) permit the driver to take one or more rest periods during the trip, which shall not be included in the calculation of the driving time; (4) require the driver, after completion of the trip, to take a rest break for a period that is five hours less than the maximum driving time; (5) exclude from the calculation of the driving time any additional driving to the point of delivery if the driver is within 150 air-miles of the point of delivery; and (6) make inapplicable the requirement that the driver take a 10-hour rest period before driving.

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Timeline

  1. 23 May 2018

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 23 May 2018

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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