WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Truck drivers

H.R. 6468, The Putting the Brakes on Human Smuggling Act

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6468 would disqualify any individual who engages in or is convicted of human smuggling from operating a commercial motor vehicle or holding a commercial driver's license and for other purposes....

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S. 3250, The Putting the Brakes on Human Smuggling Act

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3250 would disqualify any individual who engages in or is convicted of human smuggling from operating a commercial motor vehicle or holding a commercial driver's license....

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H.R. 5997, The Fairness in Trucking Transactions Act

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5997 would amend title 49, United States Code, to require a motor carrier, broker, or freight forwarder that collects a fuel surcharge to pay an amount equal to the surcharge to the person that bears the cost of the fuel....

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H.R. 5977, The TRUCC Act

Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5977 would amend title 49, United States Code, to require a motor carrier, broker, or freight forwarder that collects a fuel surcharge to disclose and pay the fuel surcharge to the person responsible for bearing the cost of the fuel....

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H.R. 5934, The TRUCC Act

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5934 would amend title 49, United States Code, to require that fuel surcharges collected by a motor carrier, broker, or freight forwarder be passed through to the person responsible for bearing the cost of fuel....

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S. 2910, The TRUCC Act

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2910 would require brokers to disclose and pay independent truckers for any fuel surcharges received from shippers that relate to fuel costs paid for by the truckers....

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H.R. 3098, To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide certain exemptions to drivers of intrastate commercial motor vehicles engaged in agricultural purposes

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3098 would amend title 49, United States Code, to provide certain exemptions to drivers of intrastate commercial motor vehicles engaged in agricultural purposes....

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H.R. 1756, The NAFTA Trucking Safety Act of 2007

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1756 would prohibit Mexico-domiciled motor carriers from operating beyond United States municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border until certain conditions are met to ensure the safety of such operations....

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H.R. 1773, The Safe American Roads Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.02

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1773 would limit the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to grant authority to motor carriers domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond United States municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border....

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H.R. 1079, The Professional Driver Background Check Efficiency Act of 2007

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1079 would amend title 49, United States Code, to limit fees imposed in connection with background checks for the issuance of licenses to operate a motor vehicle transporting a hazardous material....

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S. 184, The Surface Transportation and Rail Security Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $11.08

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 184 would provide improved rail and surface transportation security....

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H.R. 5689, An act to amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make technical corrections, and for other purposes - Cost per Average Family: $0.25

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5689 would make several amendments to the current authorization law for highway programs: the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (Public Law 109-59). H.R. 5689 would create new or additional contract authority for magnetic levitation transportation projects, for the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Commission, and for transportation research programs at universities. The act also would rescind a portion of unused contract a...

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H.R. 5576, The Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $972.73

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5576 spends money on the operations and activities of the Department of Housing and Urban Development; the Department of Transportation; the Department of the Treasury; the District of Columbia; the Judiciary; the United States Postal Service: Payment to the Postal Service Fund; the Executive Office of the President: Armstrong Resolution, Compensation of the President, Council of Economic Advisers, Executive Residence at the White House, Federal Drug Control Programs, High Intensity Drug Tr...

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S. 732, The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $1255.49

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

S. 732 would extend the authority for the Federal-Aid Highway program. The bill also would require the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to complete certain studies and regulations concerning highway construction, safety, planning, and environmental quality....

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S. 1567, The Surface Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $55.52

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

The Surface Transportation Safety Improvements Act of 2005 would extend the authority for programs administered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and certain hazardous material transportation programs....

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S. 1052, The Transportation Security Improvement Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $116.78

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

S. 1052 would authorize appropriations for security-related programs carried out by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Transportation (DOT)....

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