3.0.0 7004 2023-01-11T13:41:25Z 2023-01-11T13:41:25Z House HR 2018-09-28 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 161 (Friday, September 28, 2018)][Pages H9407-H9408]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia:H.R. 7004.[[Page H9408]]Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-09-28T13:02:05Z Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 115 3042 S 2018-06-18 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 470. Related bill CRS 2018-09-28 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2018-09-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-09-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001189 Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] Austin Scott R GA 8 N Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Aquaculture Fruit and vegetables Horticulture and plants Livestock Transportation and Public Works 00 2018-09-28 Introduced in House 2019-01-08T18:23:45Z Agricultural Trucking Relief Act of 2018

This bill amends the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 to revise the definition of "agricultural commodity" to include

  • agricultural, aquacultural, horticultural, and floricultural commodities;
  • fruits;
  • vegetables;
  • any non-human living animal and the products thereof; and
  • other agriculture products that are sensitive to temperature or climate and at risk of perishing in transit.

The transportation of agricultural commodities is exempt from requirements of such Act.

]]> Agricultural Trucking Relief Act of 2018 Display Title Agricultural Trucking Relief Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 with respect to the definition of agricultural commodities, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Agricultural Trucking Relief Act of 2018 Introduced in House 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr7004ih/xml/BILLS-115hr7004ih.xml 2018-09-28 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 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.