A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to establish a working group to study regulatory and legislative improvements for the livestock, insect, and agricultural commodities transport industries, and for other purposes.
Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish a working group to: (1) identify obstacles to safe, humane, and market-efficient transport of livestock, insects, and agricultural commodities; and (2) develop guidelines and recommended regulatory or legislative actions to improve the safe, humane, and efficient transport of livestock, insects, and agricultural commodities.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Transportation and Public Works
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesAgricultural equipment and machineryAgricultural marketing and promotionAnimal protection and human-animal relationshipsCongressional oversightDepartment of TransportationExecutive agency funding and structureFruit and vegetablesGovernment studies and investigationsInsectsLivestockMotor carriersRoads and highwaysTransportation employeesTransportation safety and securityWorker safety and health
A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to establish a working group to study regulatory and legislative improvements for the livestock, insect, and agricultural commodities transport industries, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-3051| Senate
| Updated: 6/12/2018
Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish a working group to: (1) identify obstacles to safe, humane, and market-efficient transport of livestock, insects, and agricultural commodities; and (2) develop guidelines and recommended regulatory or legislative actions to improve the safe, humane, and efficient transport of livestock, insects, and agricultural commodities.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesAgricultural equipment and machineryAgricultural marketing and promotionAnimal protection and human-animal relationshipsCongressional oversightDepartment of TransportationExecutive agency funding and structureFruit and vegetablesGovernment studies and investigationsInsectsLivestockMotor carriersRoads and highwaysTransportation employeesTransportation safety and securityWorker safety and health