3.0.0 5915 2022-02-03T05:12:03Z 2022-02-03T05:12:03Z House H HR 2008-04-29 110 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing hshm07 Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee Referred to 2008-06-02T20:30:42Z Referred to 2008-04-29T16:32:05Z 2008-06-02 hshm07 Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection. Committee 2008-04-29 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2008-04-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-04-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000517 Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] DANIEL LUNGREN R CA EDWARD 3 N S000030 Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-47] LORETTA SANCHEZ D CA 47 2008-09-25 False Emergency Management Canada Commerce Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information Data banks Directories Environmental Protection Ex-offenders Federal advisory bodies Fines (Penalties) Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Identification devices Identification of criminals Labor and Employment Latin America Law Licenses Mexico Science, Technology, Communications Security measures Terrorism Traffic accidents and safety Transportation and Public Works Transportation of hazardous substances Transportation workers Truck drivers Trucking Emergency Management 00 2008-04-29 Introduced in House 2008-06-26T15:30:58Z Screening Applied Fairly and Equitably to Truckers Act of 2008, or the SAFE Truckers Act of 2008 - Amends the Homeland Security Act 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) designate security sensitive material; and (2) prohibit an individual from operating a motor vehicle in commerce while transporting such material, unless the operator of the motor vehicle holds a transportation security card issued by the Secretary.

Directs the Secretary to prohibit a person (shipper) from offering a security sensitive material for transportation by motor vehicle, or causing the transportation of such material by motor vehicle, unless the operator of the motor vehicle holds a transportation security card.

Sets forth both civil and criminal penalties for persons who violate the requirements of this Act.

Prohibits a motor vehicle registered in Mexico or Canada from transporting security sensitive material in U.S. commerce until the operator of the motor vehicle has undergone a background records check similar to that required for U.S. commercial motor vehicle operators licensed to transport security sensitive materials in U.S. commerce.

Requires the Secretary to conduct periodically a named-based background check against the U.S. integrated terrorism watch list of all individuals licensed to operate a motor vehicle to transport a hazardous material in commerce.

Establishes task forces on: (1) highway security; and (2) crimes disqualifying individuals from certain transportation-related employment.

]]> Screening Applied Fairly and Equitably to Truckers Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Screening Applied Fairly and Equitably to Truckers Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced SAFE Truckers Act of 2008 Display Title Screening Applied Fairly and Equitably to Truckers Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require motor vehicle operators transporting security sensitive material in commerce to obtain a transportation security card from the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2008-04-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr5915ih/xml/BILLS-110hr5915ih.xml 2008-06-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.