[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 983 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 983

 To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to minimum levels 
of financial responsibility for the transportation of property, and for 
                            other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 13, 2015

Mr. Cartwright (for himself, Mr. Fattah, and Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                   Transportation and Infrastructure

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to minimum levels 
of financial responsibility for the transportation of property, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safe And Fair Environment on 
Highways Achieved through Underwriting Levels Act of 2015'' or the 
``SAFE HAUL Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. MINIMUM FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR TRANSPORTING PROPERTY.

    (a) In General.--Section 31139(b)(2) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``$750,000.'' and inserting ``$4,532,550 
and the Secretary, in consultation with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 
shall adjust such amount annually for inflation relating to medical 
care.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take 
effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act.
                                 <all>