To amend title 49, United States Code, relating to alcohol and controlled substances testing of operators of motor vehicles used to transport agricultural commodities and property for small local governments.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.

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HouseMar 28, 1996IntroducedOfficial record

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Related Senate bill: S.1661 A bill to specify that States may waive certain requirements relating to commercial motor vehicle operators under chapter 313 of title 49, United States Code, with respect to the operators of certain farm vehicles, and for other purposes.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Mar 28, 1996

Amends Federal transportation law to exempt operators of motor vehicles from testing for the use of alcohol or a controlled substance if the vehicle is: (1) owned by an owner or operator of a farm and is used solely to provide, within a 150 air mile radius of the farm, not-for-hire transportation of agricultural commodities and farm supplies to and from the farm; or (2) being used to provide not-for-hire transportation of property for a local government that has jurisdiction over an area with a population of less than 7,500.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Ewing, Thomas W. [R-IL-15] · R–IL

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Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

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Apr 12, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.
Mar 28, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Mar 28, 1996
Introduced in House
Mar 28, 1996
Introduced in House

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S 1661 · A bill to specify that States may waive certain requirements relating to commercial motor vehicle operators under chapter 313 of title 49, United States Code, with respect to the operators of certain farm vehicles, and for other purposes.

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Discuss H.R.3182, 104th Congress: To amend title 49, United States Code, relating to alcohol and controlled substances testing of operators of motor vehicles used to transport agricultural commodities and property for small local governments.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3182

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1996-03-28.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/hr3182/BILLS-104hr3182ih.htm

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Discuss H.R.3182, 104th Congress: To amend title 49, United States Code, relating to alcohol and controlled substances testing of operators of motor vehicles used to transport agricultural commodities and property for small local governments.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3182

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1996-03-28.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/hr3182/BILLS-104hr3182ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-02T17:37:57Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss H.R.3182, 104th Congress: To amend title 49, United States Code, relating to alcohol and controlled substances testing of operators of motor vehicles used to transport agricultural commodities and property for small local governments.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3182

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1996-03-28.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/hr3182/BILLS-104hr3182ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-02T17:37:57Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss H.R.3182, 104th Congress: To amend title 49, United States Code, relating to alcohol and controlled substances testing of operators of motor vehicles used to transport agricultural commodities and property for small local governments.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3182

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1996-03-28.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/hr3182/BILLS-104hr3182ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-02T17:37:57Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Examine H.R.3182 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.