,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #afig  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ab1 #bjai,mr4
 ,peterson 7for himself and ,mr4        
,gianforte7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to exempt  
motor carriers that own or operate #aj  
or fewer commercial vehicles from the   
electronic logging device mandates1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,small   
,carrier ,electronic ,logging ,device   
,exemption ,act of #bjai4  #b4          
,exception to the electronic logging    
device requirements for motor carriers  
that own or operate #aj or fewer        
commercial vehicles ,section            
#caacg7;b77#c7 of title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended to read as    
follows3  7#c7 ,exception  7,a7 ,in     
general ,an excepted motor carrier may  
comply with the hours of service        
requirements by requiring each driver to

 use--  7i7 a paper record of duty      
status form2 or  7ii7 an electronic     
logging device4  7,b7 ,excepted motor   
carrier defined ,in this subsection1 the
 term excepted motor carrier means-- 7i7
 a motor carrier when transporting a    
motor home or recreation vehicle trailer
 within the definition of the term      
driveaway-towaway operation 7as defined 
in section #cij4e of title #di1 ,code of
 ,federal ,regulations72 and  7ii7 a    
motor carrier that owns or operates #aj 
or fewer commercial motor vehicles1     
including commercial motor vehicles     
owned or operated by all motor carriers 
affiliated with that motor carrier by   
common ownership1 common management1    
common control1 or common familiar      
relationship4  4  #c4 ,requirement to   
prescribe regulations ,not later than   
#ij days after the date of enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of            
,transportation shall promulgate such   
regulations as are necessary to carry   
out the amendment made by section #b of 

this ,act4