A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to relieve farmers and retail farm suppliers from limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time in the transportation of agricultural commodities or farm supplies if such transportation occurs within 100-air mile radius of the source of the commodities or the distribution point for the farm supplies.

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 335.

S.604 through Congress

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SenateMar 23, 1995IntroducedOfficial record

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Separate related House measures (1)

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Related House bill: H.R.526 To amend title 49, United States Code, to relieve farmers and retail farm suppliers from limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time in the transportation of agricultural commodities or farm supplies if such transportation occurs within a 100-air mile radius of the source of the commodities or the distribution point for the farm supplies.

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Official summary

Version 01 · Reported to Senate with amendment(s) · Feb 9, 1996

Directs the Secretary of Transportation to exempt farmers and retail farm suppliers transporting farm supplies for agricultural purposes from certain regulations on maximum driving and on-duty time for motor carrier drivers, if such transportation occurs within a 50-mile radius of the distribution point during the crop-planting and harvesting seasons.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] · R–SD

Committees

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

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Legislative record

Actions

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Feb 9, 1996
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 335.
Feb 9, 1996
Committee on Commerce. Reported to Senate by Senator Pressler with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 104-233.
Feb 9, 1996
Committee on Commerce. Reported to Senate by Senator Pressler with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 104-233.
Aug 10, 1995
Committee on Commerce. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Mar 23, 1995
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Mar 23, 1995
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4496-4497)
Mar 23, 1995
Introduced in Senate

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HR 526 · To amend title 49, United States Code, to relieve farmers and retail farm suppliers from limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time in the transportation of agricultural commodities or farm supplies if such transportation occurs within a 100-air mile radius of the source of the commodities or the distribution point for the farm supplies.

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Discuss S.604, 104th Congress: A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to relieve farmers and retail farm suppliers from limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time in the transportation of agricultural commodities or farm supplies if such transportation occurs within 100-air mile radius of the source of the commodities or the distribution point for the farm supplies.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-bill/604

Text version to examine: Reported to Senate · 1996-02-09.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/s604/BILLS-104s604rs.htm

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Analyze S.604 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss S.604, 104th Congress: A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to relieve farmers and retail farm suppliers from limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time in the transportation of agricultural commodities or farm supplies if such transportation occurs within 100-air mile radius of the source of the commodities or the distribution point for the farm supplies.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-bill/604

Text version to examine: Reported to Senate · 1996-02-09.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/s604/BILLS-104s604rs.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-09-08T18:03:40Z. 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.604, 104th Congress: A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to relieve farmers and retail farm suppliers from limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time in the transportation of agricultural commodities or farm supplies if such transportation occurs within 100-air mile radius of the source of the commodities or the distribution point for the farm supplies.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-bill/604

Text version to examine: Reported to Senate · 1996-02-09.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/s604/BILLS-104s604rs.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-09-08T18:03:40Z. 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.604, 104th Congress: A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to relieve farmers and retail farm suppliers from limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time in the transportation of agricultural commodities or farm supplies if such transportation occurs within 100-air mile radius of the source of the commodities or the distribution point for the farm supplies.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-bill/604

Text version to examine: Reported to Senate · 1996-02-09.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/s604/BILLS-104s604rs.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-09-08T18:03:40Z. 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.

Examine S.604 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.