To allow an operator of a commercial motor vehicle breaks in a daily tour of duty.

Amends Federal transportation law to allow an operator of a property-carrying commercial motor vehicle to operate the vehicle and perform other work-related activities at the end of the 14th hour of the driver's tour of duty, for the period of time the operator has been off duty during the 14-hour period, not to exceed a total of 16 hours.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 623 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 623

 To allow an operator of a commercial motor vehicle breaks in a daily 
                             tour of duty.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 8, 2005

  Mr. Boozman (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
    Garrett of New Jersey, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Davis of Tennessee, Mr. 
  Matheson, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. 
 Miller of Florida, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Brown of 
   South Carolina, Mr. Otter, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Berry, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
Shimkus, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. Terry) introduced 
      the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                   Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To allow an operator of a commercial motor vehicle breaks in a daily 
                             tour of duty.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. BREAKS DURING DAILY TOUR OF DUTY.

    Section 31502 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(f) Breaks During Daily Tour of Duty.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, an operator of a property carrying commercial motor 
vehicle shall be permitted to operate such vehicle and perform other 
work-related activities at the end of the 14th hour from the time the 
driver begins duty, for a period of time for which the driver has been 
off duty during the 14-hour period, not to exceed a total of 16 
hours.''.
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