,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eehd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #aj1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,steube introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
the ,secretary of ,transportation to    
modify regulations concerning hours of  
service1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,freedom from ,regulating ,edible   
,supplies and ,horticulture ,trucking   
,act or the ,,fresh ,trucking ,act4  #b4
 ,modification of ,hours of ,service    
regulations ,not later than #ij days    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary shall amend part   
#cie of title #di1 ,code of ,federal    
,regulations1 to establish that1 with   
respect to a motor carrier or driver    
transporting any agricultural1          
horticultural1 or floricultural         
commodity 7including both fresh and     
processed products1 as well as sod and  

other agricultural products sensitive to
 temperature and climate and at the risk
 of perishing in transit7--  7#a7       
loading and unloading of commercial     
motor vehicles shall be excluded from   
on-duty time requirements2  7#b7 there  
shall be no requirement of a #cj-minute 
rest break within the first #h hours of 
the hours of service on-duty            
requirements and such carrier or driver 
may take breaks at any time during trip2
 and  7#c7 such carrier or driver may   
complete a scheduled trip if they are   
over the hours of service maximum       
on-duty drive schedule and are within   
#aej miles of their scheduled delivery  
point4