,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dgbg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bb1 #bjad ,mr4 
,duncan of ,tennessee 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,rodney ,davis of ,illinois1 and ,mr4  
,paulsen7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,transportation and ,infrastructure1   
and in addition to the ,committee on the
 ,judiciary1 for a period to be         
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to enhance interstate       
commerce by creating a ,national ,hiring
 ,standard for ,motor ,carriers4  #a4   
,national hiring standards for motor    
carriers  7a7 ,limitation on state law  
,subject to subsection 7b71 a ,state may
 not enforce a law or impose liability  
on an entity that hires a motor carrier 
for the transportation of property or   
household goods if such liability arises
 from a claim or cause of action related

 to the negligent selection of such     
motor carrier under common law1         
statutory law1 or any rule1 regulation1 
standard1 or provision having the force 
of law1 for personal injury1 death1 or  
damage caused to cargo or other property
 by such motor carrier4  7b7            
,requirements for waiver of liability   
,to be eligible for the liability waiver
 described in subsection 7a71 an entity 
shall1 prior to tendering a shipment1   
but not more than #ce days before the   
pickup of a shipment by the hired motor 
carrier1 verify that the motor carrier  
at the time of such verification--  7#a7
 if applicable1 is registered with and  
authorized by the ,federal ,motor       
,carrier ,safety ,administration to     
operate as a motor carrier or household 
goods motor carrier2  7#b7 has the      
minimum insurance coverage required by  
,federal regulation2 and  7#c7 does not 
have an unsatisfactory safety rating    
issued by ,federal ,motor ,carrier      
,safety ,administration1 in force at the

 time of the verification4  7c7         
,definitions ,in this section--  7#a7   
the term entity means a person acting as
 a shipper1 or as a broker1 as a        
consignee1 a freight forwarder1 or a    
household goods freight forwarder as    
defined in section #acajb of title #di1 
,united ,states ,code1 a ,non-,vessel   
,operating ,common ,carrier1 an ocean   
freight forwarder1 or an ocean          
transportation intermediary1 as defined 
in section #djajb of title #df1 ,united 
,states ,code2  7#b7 the term motor     
carrier means a motor carrier or a      
household goods motor carrier as defined
 in section #acajb of title #di1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 and subject to ,federal 
motor carrier financial responsibility  
and safety regulations2 and  7#c7 the   
term ,state means each of the #ej       
,states1 a political subdivision        
thereof1 any intrastate agency1 any     
other political agency of #b or more    
,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1    
,american ,samoa1 the ,commonwealth of  

the ,northern ,mariana ,islands1 the    
,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 ,guam1  
and the ,virgin ,islands4  7d7          
,applicability and effective date       
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 this section shall apply with      
respect to any action commenced on or   
after the date of enactment of this     
section without regard to whether the   
harm that is the subject of the action1 
or the conduct that caused the harm1    
occurred before such date of enactment4