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Real Interstate Driver Equity Act of 2001 - Amends Federal transportation law to prohibit a State or political subdivision or an interstate agency of two or more States from enacting or enforcing any law, rule, or regulation requiring a license or fee on account of the fact that a motor vehicle is providing pre-arranged ground transportation service, if the motor carrier providing such service: (1) meets all applicable registration and vehicle and intrastate passenger licensing requirements; and (2) is providing such service pursuant to a contract for interstate and intrastate passenger travel.Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed as: (1) subjecting taxicab service to Federal regulation (including certain Federal minimum financial responsibility requirements); (2) prohibiting or restricting an airport, train, or bus terminal operator from contracting to provide preferential access or facilities to one or more providers of pre-arranged ground transportation service; or (3) restricting the right of a State to require, in a nondiscriminatory manner, an individual operating a vehicle providing prearranged ground transportation service originating in the State to have submitted to pre-licensing drug testing or a criminal background investigation in the operator's domicile State, by the State in which the operator is licensed to provide the service, or by the motor carrier providing it, as a condition of providing such service.
People & committees
Rep. Blunt, Roy [R-MO-7] · R–MO
Legislative record
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Became Public Law No: 107-298.
Became Public Law No: 107-298.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by voice vote. (consideration: CR H8083-8085; text as House agreed to Senate amendments: CR H8083)
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by voice vote.(consideration: CR H8083-8085; text as House agreed to Senate amendments: CR H8083)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments to H.R. 2546.
Mr. Petri moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10745-10746; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S10745-10746)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10745-10746; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S10745-10746)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 546.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Hollings with amendments. With written report No. 107-237.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Hollings with amendments. With written report No. 107-237.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8053)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8053)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2546.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8053-8056)
Mr. LaTourette moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 169.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 107-282.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 107-282.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Discharged.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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