US SB2025 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 8-2)
Status: Introduced on June 27 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 27 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Revises regulations related to the transportation of agricultural commodities. 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.)
Title
Agricultural Trucking Relief Act of 2019
Sponsors
Sen. David Perdue [R-GA] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA] | Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith [R-MS] |
Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA] | Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] | Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL] | Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK] |
Sen. John Boozman [R-AR] | Sen. James Lankford [R-OK] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-06-27 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. |
Same As/Similar To
HB1673 (Related) 2019-03-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aquaculture
Department of Transportation
Fruit and vegetables
Horticulture and plants
Livestock
Motor carriers
Transportation and public works
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security
Worker safety and health
Aquaculture
Department of Transportation
Fruit and vegetables
Horticulture and plants
Livestock
Motor carriers
Transportation and public works
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security
Worker safety and health
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2025/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2025/BILLS-116s2025is.pdf |