,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bjhe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #e1     
#bjad ,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself1 ,mr4
 ,hoeven1 ,mr4 ,franken1 and ,ms4       
,baldwin7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1  
and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
address shortages and interruptions in  
the availability of propane and other   
home heating fuels in the ,united       
,states1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,home ,heating ,emergency          
,assistance ,through ,transportation    
,act of #bjad or the ,,hheatt ,act of   
#bjad4  #b4 ,propane and home heating   
fuel emergency transportation  7a7      
,covered emergency exemption defined ,in
 this section1 the term covered         
emergency exemption means an exemption  
issued under section #cij4bc of title   
#di1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 or 
extended under section #cij4be of such  

title that-- 7#a7 was issued or extended
 during the period beginning on         
,february #e1 #bjad1 and ending on the  
date of the enactment of this ,act2 and 
7#b7 provided regulatory relief for     
commercial motor vehicle operations     
providing direct assistance supporting  
the delivery of propane and home heating
 fuels4  7b7 ,in general                
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 a covered emergency exemption      
issued by the ,federal ,motor ,carrier  
,safety ,administration shall remain in 
effect until ,may #ca1 #bjad1 unless the
 ,secretary of ,transportation1 after   
consultation with the ,governors of     
affected ,states1 determines that the   
emergency for which the exemption was   
provided ended before that date4  7c7   
,rule of construction ,nothing in       
subsection 7b7 may be construed to      
prohibit the ,federal ,motor ,carrier   
,safety ,administration from issuing or 
extending a covered emergency exemption 
beyond ,may #ca1 #bjad4