INTERSTATE COMMERCE related term(s) Cargo Transportation

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: prevent States and local jurisdictions from interfering with the production and distribution of agricultural products in interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 272), H281 [8JA]

——— prohibit Federal interference in interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products in final package form for human consumption between States that allow the sale of such products (see H.R. 5410), H10257 [12DE]

Animals: conserve global bear populations by prohibiting importation, exportation, and interstate trade of bear viscera and items or products containing bear viscera (see H.R. 2264), H3254 [10AP]

——— prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see H.R. 1400), H2270 [27FE]

Crime: provide that it is unlawful to distribute private intimate visual depictions without the person’s consent (see S. 2111), S4821 [15JY] (see H.R. 2896), H4117 [22MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow interstate sale of State-inspected meat and poultry (see S. 1720), S3250 [5JN]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit sale or distribution of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 21 (see S. 1258), S2516 [30AP] (see S. 1541), S2962 [20MY] (see H.R. 2411), H3339 [30AP]

Dept. of Justice: federally criminalize female genital mutilation through establishment of stronger connections between the practice and interstate commerce (see S. 2017), S4628 [27JN] (see H.R. 3583), H5257 [27JN]

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations allowing qualified drivers under the age of 21 who complete a vehicle operation and mentor-apprentice training program to move freight across State lines (see S. 569), S1493 [26FE] (see H.R. 1374), H2233 [26FE]

Drugs: prohibit Federal interference with State marijuana policies (see S. 2030), S4628 [27JN] (see H.R. 3546), H5256 [27JN]

Firearms: implement a system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and a record of sale system for those firearms (see S. 2272), S5107 [25JY] (see H.R. 4062), H7466 [25JY]

——— more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition (see S. 3139), S7208 [19DE] (see H.R. 175), H207 [3JA]

——— update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions (see H.R. 2443), H3403 [1MY]

Fish and fishing: prevent escapement of genetically altered salmon (see H.R. 1105), H1462 [7FE]

FTC: prohibit unfair and deceptive advertising of rates for hotel rooms and other places of short-term lodging (see H.R. 4489), H7988 [25SE]

——— protect consumers from deceptive practices by online hotel reservation booking sites, simplify complaint reporting system, and study impact of fraud on consumers (see S. 2229), S5012 [23JY] (see H.R. 3956), H7377 [24JY]

Information technology: preempt State and local encryption laws to ensure a uniform, national policy for interstate issue of encryption technology (see H.R. 4170), H7492 [6AU]

Insurance: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 71), H203 [3JA]

Labeling: make exclusive the authority of the Federal Government to regulate labeling of products made in the U.S. and introduced in interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 5088), H8877 [14NO]

Ships and vessels: allow transportation of merchandise in noncontiguous trade on foreign-flag vessels (see H.R. 5498), H12289 [19DE]

——— exempt certain noncontiguous trade from the coastwise laws (see H.R. 5500), H12289 [19DE]

——— provide a definition of reasonable rate for noncontiguous domestic ocean trade (see H.R. 5499), H12289 [19DE]

Sports: improve integrity and safety of horseracing by requiring a uniform anti-doping and medication control program enforced by an independent anti-doping organization (see S. 1488), S2884 [15MY]

——— improve integrity and safety of horseracing by requiring a uniform anti-doping and medication control program enforced by an independent Horseracing Anti-Doping and Medication Control Authority (see S. 1820), S3363 [12JN] (see H.R. 1754), H2742 [14MR]

Taxation: regulate certain State impositions on interstate commerce by prohibiting imposition of sales taxes on individuals with no physical presence in the taxing State (see S. 128), S220 [15JA] (see H.R. 5515), H12290 [19DE]

——— regulate certain State taxation of interstate commerce (see H.R. 3063), H4216 [3JN]

Weapons: allow certain domestic knife manufacturers to ship and sell their products to buyers located in other States and permit importation of certain knife parts (see S. 1588), S3058 [22MY]

Wildlife: clarify that intrastate species are not in interstate commerce or subject to regulation under the Endangered Species Act or other Federal interstate commerce laws (see S. 1768), S3284 [10JN]

——— prohibit importation, exportation, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, and purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see S. 2562), S5747 [26SE] (see H.R. 1776), H2743 [14MR]

Remarks in House

Animals: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (H.R. 1400), E216 [27FE]

Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations allowing qualified drivers under the age of 21 who complete a vehicle operation and mentor-apprentice training program to move freight across State lines (H.R. 1374), H2656 [12MR]

Firearms: implement a system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and a record of sale system for those firearms (H.R. 4062), H7758 [18SE]

FTC: prohibit unfair and deceptive advertising of rates for hotel rooms and other places of short-term lodging (H.R. 4489), H7999 [26SE]

Ships and vessels: allow transportation of merchandise in noncontiguous trade on foreign-flag vessels (H.R. 5498), E1628 [19DE]

——— exempt certain noncontiguous trade from the coastwise laws (H.R. 5500), E1628 [19DE]

——— provide a definition of reasonable rate for noncontiguous domestic ocean trade (H.R. 5499), E1628 [19DE]

Taxation: regulate certain State impositions on interstate commerce by prohibiting imposition of sales taxes on individuals with no physical presence in the taxing State, H1998 [14FE]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of HHS: prohibit sale or distribution of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 21, S7123 [18DE]

——— prohibit sale or distribution of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 21 (S. 1541), S2964–S2966 [20MY], S3017 [22MY], S3066 [23MY], S4588 [27JN]

Dept. of Justice: federally criminalize female genital mutilation through establishment of stronger connections between the practice and interstate commerce, S6694 [20NO]

Texts of

S. 1488, Racehorse Doping Ban Act, S2889 [15MY]

S. 1541, Tobacco-Free Youth Act, S2967 [20MY]