A bill to amend the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 to modify the applicability of requirements concerning hours of service to operators of commercial motor vehicles transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies.

Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

S.1325 through Congress

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SenateJun 24, 2003IntroducedOfficial record

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Related House bill: H.R.871 To amend the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 concerning the applicability of hours of service requirements to drivers operating commercial motor vehicles transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies.

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Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jun 24, 2003

Amends the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 to retain the exemption from certain maximum hours of service requirements granted to operators of commercial vehicles that transport certain agricultural commodities and farm supplies. Exempts such operators, specifically, from the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a rulemaking proceeding to determine whether granting such an exemption is not in the public interest and would have a significant adverse impact on the safety of commercial motor vehicles.

Redefines agricultural commodity to reflect the definition in the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] · R–MT

Committees

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

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Jun 24, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jun 24, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8444)
Jun 24, 2003
Introduced in Senate

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HR 871 · To amend the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 concerning the applicability of hours of service requirements to drivers operating commercial motor vehicles transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies.

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1325

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2003-06-24.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/108/bills/s1325/BILLS-108s1325is.htm

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Discuss S.1325, 108th Congress: A bill to amend the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 to modify the applicability of requirements concerning hours of service to operators of commercial motor vehicles transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1325

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2003-06-24.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/108/bills/s1325/BILLS-108s1325is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-09-08T18:09:34Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss S.1325, 108th Congress: A bill to amend the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 to modify the applicability of requirements concerning hours of service to operators of commercial motor vehicles transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1325

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2003-06-24.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/108/bills/s1325/BILLS-108s1325is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-09-08T18:09:34Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss S.1325, 108th Congress: A bill to amend the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 to modify the applicability of requirements concerning hours of service to operators of commercial motor vehicles transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1325

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2003-06-24.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/108/bills/s1325/BILLS-108s1325is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-09-08T18:09:34Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Examine S.1325 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.