,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ajig ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #ab1 #bjac ,mr4 ,mullin 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,farenthold1 ,mr4 ,lucas1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 ,mr4 ,young of ,alaska1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4 ,ribble1 ,mr4 ,pearce1 ,mr4 ,stivers1 ,mr4 ,olson1 ,mr4 ,cole1 ,mr4 ,southerland1 ,mr4 ,bridenstine1 ,mrs4 ,lummis1 ,mr4 ,latta1 ,mr4 ,franks of ,arizona1 ,mr4 ,scalise1 ,mr4 ,conaway1 ,mr4 ,pompeo1 ,mr4 ,gohmert1 ,mr4 ,barletta1 and ,mr4 ,huelskamp7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure ,a ,,bill ,to direct the ,secretary of ,transportation to ensure that on-duty time does not include waiting time at a natural gas or oil well site for certain commercial motor vehicle operators1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,preserving ,jobs in the ,oilfield ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,waiting time exception 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,transportation shall ensure that the exception described in section #cie4a7;d77#b7 of title #di1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7relating to on-duty time not including waiting time at a natural gas or oil well site7 applies to covered operators1 except that the exception shall apply to such operators without regard to whether such operators have received special training or operate vehicles specially constructed to service wells4 7b7 ,covered operator defined ,in this section1 the term covered operator means the operator of a commercial motor vehicle transporting supplies1 equipment1 or materials1 including sand or water1 to or from a natural gas or oil well site4