S 600 · 116th Congress · Transportation and Public Works

Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act

Introduced 2019-02-28· Sponsored by Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND]· Senate

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Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.(2019-02-28)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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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Cosponsors (14)

4 Democrats10 Republicans
Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]CO
Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]MT
Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]MN
Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]SD
Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]ID
Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]ID
Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL]AL
Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]IA
Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS]MS
Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]MT
Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]ND
Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]IN
Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]TN
Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN]TN