,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aabj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bf1 #bjae   
,mr4 ,duncan ( ,t5nessee 7= himself1    
,mr4 ,hanna1 ,mr4 ,rodney ,davis (      
,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,pauls51 & ,mr4 ,mead[s7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,transportation &      
,infra/ructure1 & 9 addition to !       
,committee on ! ,judici>y1 = a p]iod to 
be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9  
ea* case = consid]ation ( su* provisions
 z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee 
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to enhance int]/ate
 comm]ce by creat+ a ,national ,hir+    
,/&>d = ,motor ,c>ri]s4  #a4 ,national  
hir+ /&>ds = motor c>ri]s  7a7          
,limitation on /ate law ,subject to     
subsection 7b71 a ,/ate may n en=ce a   
law or impose liability on an entity t  
hires a motor c>ri] = ! transportation (
 prop]ty or h\sehold goods if su*       
liability arises f a claim or cause (   
action relat$ to ! neglig5t selection ( 
su* motor c>ri] "u common law1 /atutory 

law1 or any rule1 regulation1 /&>d1 or  
provision hav+ ! =ce ( law1 = p]sonal   
injury1 dea?1 or damage caus$ to c>go or
 o!r prop]ty by su* motor c>ri]4  7b7   
,requirem5ts = immunity f liability ,to 
be eligible = ! liability immunity      
describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 an entity    
%all1 prior to t5d]+ a %ipm5t1 b n m ?an
 #ce days be=e ! pickup ( a %ipm5t by ! 
hir$ motor c>ri]1 v]ify t ! motor c>ri] 
at ! "t ( su* v]ification--  7#a7 if    
applicable1 is regi/]$ ) & au?oriz$ by !
 ,f$]al ,motor ,c>ri] ,safety           
,adm9i/ration to op]ate z a motor c>ri] 
or h\sehold goods motor c>ri]2  7#b7 has
 ! m9imum insurance cov]age requir$ by  
,f$]al regulation2 &  7#c7 does n h an  
unsatisfactory safety rat+ issu$ by     
,f$]al ,motor ,c>ri] ,safety            
,adm9i/ration1 9 =ce at ! "t ( !        
v]ification4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is    
section--  7#a7 ! t]m entity means a    
p]son act+ z a %ipp]1 or z a brok]1 z a 
consignee1 a freight =w>d]1 or a        
h\sehold goods freight =w>d] z def9$ 9  

section #acajb ( title #di1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 a ,non-,vessel ,op]at+    
,common ,c>ri]1 an ocean freight =w>d]1 
or an ocean transportation int]m$i>y1 z 
def9$ 9 section #djajb ( title #df1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 an indirect air    
c>ri] au?oriz$ to op]ate "u a ,/&>d     
,security ,program approv$ by !         
,transportation ,security ,adm9i/ration1
 a cu/oms brok] lic5s$ 9 accordance )   
section #aaa4b ( title #ai1 ,code (     
,f$]al ,regulations1 an int]*ange motor 
c>ri] z def9$ by & subject to !         
provisions ( section #acijb7;i77#a77;,b7
 & 7#b7 ( title #di1 or a w>eh\se z     
def9$ 9 ,article #g-ajb7ac7 ( ! ,uni=m  
,comm]cial ,code z promulgat$ by !      
,uni=m ,law ,commission & ,am]ican ,law 
,in/itute2  7#b7 ! t]m motor c>ri] means
 a motor c>ri] or a h\sehold goods motor
 c>ri] z def9$ 9 section #acajb ( title 
#di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 & subject to  
,f$]al motor c>ri] f9ancial             
responsibility & safety regulations2 &  
7#c7 ! t]m ,/ate means ea* ( ! #ej      

,/ates1 a political subdivision !re(1   
any intra/ate ag5cy1 any o!r political  
ag5cy ( #b or m ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict (    
,columbia1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 !           
,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1
 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ,guam1 &
 ! ,virg9 ,isl&s4  7d7 ,applicability & 
effective date ,not)/&+ any o!r         
provision ( law1 ?is section %all apply 
) respect to any action comm5c$ on or   
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is section )\t
 reg>d to :e!r ! h>m t is ! subject ( ! 
action1 or ! conduct t caus$ ! h>m1     
occurr$ be=e su* date ( enactm5t4