H.R. 4727: To enhance interstate commerce by creating a National Hiring Standard for Motor Carriers.
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H.R. 4727: To enhance interstate commerce by creating a National Hiring Standard for Motor Carriers.
113th Congress · introduced 2014-05-22 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2014-05-22 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
To enhance interstate commerce by creating a National Hiring Standard for Motor Carriers.
Plain summary
Prohibits a state from enforcing a law or imposing liability on an entity that hires a motor carrier for the transportation of property or household goods if the liability arises from a personal injury, death, or cargo or fother property damage claim or cause of action related to the negligent selection of that motor carrier under state law or regulation. Specifies as such an entity any person acting as a shipper, as a broker, as a consignee, a freight forwarder, a household goods freight forwarder, a Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier, an ocean freight forwarder, or an ocean transportation intermediary. Makes an entity eligible for this waiver of liability only if, before tendering a shipment, but not more than 35 days before the hitred motor carrier picks up a shipment, the entity verifies that the motor carrier at the time of verification: is registered with and authorized by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to operate as a motor carrier or household goods motor carrier, has the minimum insurance coverage required by federal regulation, and does not have an unsatisfactory safety rating from FMCSA in force at the time of verification.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
To enhance interstate commerce by creating a National Hiring Standard for Motor Carriers.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] · 9 cosponsors
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Sam Graves (R-MO), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR)
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- Rulemaking
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr4727.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr4727 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113