,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fagh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ba1 #bjah,mr4 
,crawford 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,bishop of 
,georgia1 and ,mr4 ,westerman7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,motor ,carrier   
,safety ,improvement ,act of #aiii with 
respect to exemptions from certain motor
 carrier regulations1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,honest ,operators  
,undertake ,road ,safety ,act or the    
,,hours ,act4  #b4 ,transportation of   
agricultural commodities and farm       
supplies ,section #bbi of the ,motor    
,carrier ,safety ,improvement ,act of   
#aiii 7#di ,u4,s4,c4 #caacf note7 is    
amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7a77#a71  
by striking during planting and harvest 
periods1 as determined by each ,state12 
and  7#b7 in subsection 7e77#h71 by     
striking during the planting and        

harvesting seasons within each ,state1  
as determined by the ,state1 and        
livestock feed at any time of the year  
and inserting and livestock feed4  #c4  
,short-haul operations  ,not later than 
#ahj days after the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,secretary of           
,transportation shall issue or revise   
regulations to ensure that a driver is  
exempt from the requirements of sections
 #cie4h and #cie4aa of title #di1 ,code 
of ,federal ,regulations 7or any        
successor regulations71 if--  7#a7 the  
driver operates within a #aej air-mile  
radius of the normal work reporting     
location2  7#b7 the driver 7except a    
driver-salesperson7--  7,a7 if driving a
 property-carrying commercial motor     
vehicle1 returns to the work reporting  
location and is released from work      
within #ad consecutive hours2 and  7,b7 
if driving a passenger-carrying         
commercial motor vehicle1 returns to the
 work reporting location and is released
 from work within #ab consecutive hours2

  7#c7 the driver-- 7,a7 if driving a   
property-carrying commercial motor      
vehicle1 has at least #aj consecutive   
hours off duty separating each #ad hours
 on duty2 and  7,b7 if driving a        
passenger-carrying commercial motor     
vehicle1 has at least #h consecutive    
hours off duty separating each #ab hours
 on duty2  7#d7 the driver-- 7,a7 if    
driving a property-carrying commercial  
motor vehicle1 does not exceed the      
maximum driving time specified in       
section #cie4c7;a77#c7 of title #di1    
,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or any  
successor regulation71 following #aj    
consecutive hours off duty2 and  7,b7 if
 driving a passenger-carrying commercial
 motor vehicle1 does not exceed #aj     
hours maximum driving time following #h 
consecutive hours off duty2 and  7#e7   
the motor carrier that employs the      
driver maintains and retains for a      
period of #f months accurate and true   
time records showing the--  7,a7 time   
the driver reports for duty each day2   

7,b7 total number of hours the driver is
 on duty each day2  7,c7 time the driver
 is released from duty each day2 and    
7,d7 total time for the preceding #g    
days in accordance with section         
#cie4h7;j77#b7 of title #di1 ,code of   
,federal ,regulations 7or any successor 
regulation71 for drivers used for the   
first time or intermittently4  #d4      
,supporting documents  ,not later than  
#ahj days after the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,secretary of           
,transportation shall issue or revise   
regulations to ensure that a driver or  
motor carrier subject to the use of an  
electronic logging device pursuant to   
section #caacg of title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code1 shall only be required1  
for purposes of ,federal hours of       
service requirements1 to obtain and     
retain supporting documentation         
regarding the start and end times of    
each applicable daily on-duty period4   
#e4 ,sleeper berths  ,before the date   
that is #b years after the date of      

enactment of this ,act1 the requirements
 under section #caacf7;g77#a7 of title  
#di1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall not   
apply to a rulemaking regarding hours of
 service requirements as they relate to 
sleeper berths for property-carrying    
commercial motor vehicle drivers4