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        <fullName>Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]</fullName>
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    <title>To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish sanctions and penalties applicable to an employer whenever an employee of the employer is convicted of driving an over-the-road bus under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance while acting within the scope of the employee's employment.</title>
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