US Congress House Bill 1120 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 16-0)
Status: Introduced on February 26 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-31 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

To enhance interstate commerce by creating a National Hiring Standard for Motor Carriers. Prohibits a state from enforcing a law or imposing liability on an entity that hires a motor carrier for the transportation of property or household goods if the liability arises from a personal injury, death, or cargo or other property damage claim or cause of action related to the negligent selection of that motor carrier under state law or regulation. Specifies as such an entity any person acting as a shipper, as a broker, as a consignee, a freight forwarder, a household goods freight forwarder, a Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier, an ocean freight forwarder, an ocean transportation intermediary, an indirect air carrier, a licensed customs broker, an interchange motor carrier, or a warehouse. Makes an entity eligible for this immunity from liability only if, before tendering a shipment, but not more than 35 days before the hitred motor carrier picks up a shipment, the entity verifies that the motor carrier at the time of verification: is registered with and authorized by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to operate as a motor carrier or household goods motor carrier, has the minimum insurance coverage required by federal regulation, and does not have an unsatisfactory safety rating from FMCSA in force at the time of verification.

To enhance interstate commerce by creating a National Hiring Standard for Motor Carriers.

Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]	Rep. Richard Hanna [R-NY]	Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]	Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]
Rep. Mark Meadows [R-NC]	Rep. Charles Dent [R-PA]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]	Rep. Ryan Costello [R-PA]
Rep. David Rouzer [R-NC]	Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA]	Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]	Rep. Todd Rokita [R-IN]
Rep. David Young [R-IA]	Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]	Rep. Frank Guinta [R-NH]	Rep. Thomas Massie [R-KY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-31	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
2015-02-27	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
2015-02-26	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2015-02-26	House	Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
2015-02-26	House	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2015-02-26	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1120/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1120/BILLS-114hr1120ih.pdf