Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act

Motor Carrier Safety Policies and Regulations Highway Funding NAFTA/Cross-Border Trucking Pilot Program Truck Size & Weight Policies Entry-Level Driver Training Support H.R. 6104, Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act (Truck Parking) Tolling and Public Private Partnerships Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC) EPA/NHTSA Heavy-Duty Truck Fuel Economy/Greenhouse Gas Regulations EPA Diesel Emissions Regulations Hours-of-Service Regulations Highway Trust Fund Taxes/VMT Taxes Broker and Freight Forwarder Financial Responsibility FLSA Overtime Exemption for Motor Carriers F4A, Driver Compensation Implementation of the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners Compliance, Safety, Accountability program Automobile transporters Autonomous vehicles DataQ System Reform Addressing Coercion of Drivers H.R. 2381/S. 1839, Modern, Clean, and Safe Trucks Act of 2019 H.R. 1511/S. 665, the Stop Underrides Act H.R. 5417, The Responsible and Effective Standards for Truckers Act H.R. 1374/S. 569, DRIVE-Safe Act H.R. 1697, Small Carrier Electronic Logging Device Exemption Act of 2019 H.R. 1698, Agricultural Business Electronic Logging Device Exemption Act of 2019 H.R. 3055 - Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 487/S. 2938, Transporting Livestock Across America Safely Act S.600, Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act S. 747, Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2019 H.R. 3474, To amend title 49, United States Code, to include truck combinations in the definition of automobile transporter for purposes of certain length limitations H.R.2103/S.1026 - Tax Fairness for Workers Act S. 2033 - Speed Limiter Mandate H.R. 5430 - The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act H.R. 2474, the PRO Act; employee classification Oppose H.R. 3773 - Safe Roads Act of 2019 Oppose H.R. 3781 - Improving National Safety by Updating the Required Amount of Insurance Needed by Commercial Motor Vehicles per Event (INSURANCE) Act of 2019 Oppose H.R. 5584 - FRESH Trucking Act H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 2, Moving Forward Act H.R. 7102, FARM to TABLE Delivery Act S. 2858, Promoting Women in Trucking Workforce Act S. 3884, Essential Transportation Employee Safety Act H.R. 6800, The HEROES Act H.R. 7010, Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act

Client expense: $240,071 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office

H.R.2 - INVEST in America Act related to horse transportation H.R. 487/S.1255 Transporting Livestock Across American Safely Act H.R. 2460/S. 600 Modernizing Transportation Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $220,000

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)

Motor Carrier Safety Policies and Regulations Highway Funding NAFTA/Cross-Border Trucking Pilot Program Truck Size & Weight Policies Entry-Level Driver Training Support H.R. 6104, Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act (Truck Parking) Tolling and Public Private Partnerships Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC) EPA/NHTSA Heavy-Duty Truck Fuel Economy/Greenhouse Gas Regulations EPA Diesel Emissions Regulations Hours-of-Service Regulations Highway Trust Fund Taxes/VMT Taxes Broker and Freight Forwarder Financial Responsibility FLSA Overtime Exemption for Motor Carriers F4A, Driver Compensation Implementation of the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners Compliance, Safety, Accountability program Automobile transporters Autonomous vehicles DataQ System Reform Addressing Coercion of Drivers H.R. 2381/S. 1839, Modern, Clean, and Safe Trucks Act of 2019 H.R. 1511/S. 665, the Stop Underrides Act H.R. 5417, The Responsible and Effective Standards for Truckers Act H.R. 1374/S. 569, DRIVE-Safe Act H.R. 1697, Small Carrier Electronic Logging Device Exemption Act of 2018 H.R. 1698, Agricultural Business Electronic Logging Device Exemption Act of 2019 H.R. 3055 - Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 487/S. 2938, Transporting Livestock Across America Safely Act S.600, Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act S. 747, Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2019 H.R. 3474, To amend title 49, United States Code, to include truck combinations in the definition of automobile transporter for purposes of certain length limitations H.R.2103/S.1026 - Tax Fairness for Workers Act S. 2033 - Speed Limiter Mandate H.R. 5430 - The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act H.R. 2474, the PRO Act; employee classification Oppose H.R. 3773 - Safe Roads Act of 2019 Oppose H.R. 3781 - Improving National Safety by Updating the Required Amount of Insurance Needed by Commercial Motor Vehicles per Event (INSURANCE) Act of 2019 Oppose H.R. 5584 - FRESH Trucking Act H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act

H.R. 487/S. 1255 Transporting Livestock Across America Safely Act H.R.2460/S. 600 Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $320,000

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE

Motor Carrier Safety Policies and Regulations Highway Funding NAFTA/Cross-Border Trucking Pilot Program Truck Size & Weight Policies Entry-Level Driver Training Truck Parking Tolling and Public Private Partnerships Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC) EPA/NHTSA Heavy-Duty Truck Fuel Economy/Greenhouse Gas Regulations EPA Diesel Emissions Regulations Hours-of-Service Regulations Highway Trust Fund Taxes Broker and Freight Forwarder Financial Responsibility FLSA Overtime Exemption for Motor Carriers F4A, Driver Compensation Implementation of the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners Compliance, Safety, Accountability program Automobile transporters Autonomous vehicles DataQ System Reform Addressing Coercion of Drivers H.R. 2381/S. 1839, Modern, Clean, and Safe Trucks Act of 2019 H.R. 1511/S. 665, the Stop Underrides Act H.R. 5417, The Responsible and Effective Standards for Truckers Act H.R. 1374/S. 569, DRIVE-Safe Act H.R. 1697, Small Carrier Electronic Logging Device Exemption Act of 2018 H.R. 1698, Agricultural Business Electronic Logging Device Exemption Act of 2019 H.R. 3055 - Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R.6072/S. 3023, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 487/S. 2938, Transporting Livestock Across America Safely Act S.600, Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act H.J.Res.31 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 S. 747, Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2019 H.R. 3474, To amend title 49, United States Code, to include truck combinations in the definition of automobile transporter for purposes of certain length limitations H.R.2103/S.1026 - Tax Fairness for Workers Act S. 2033 - Speed Limiter Mandate H.R. 5430 - The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act H.R. 2474, the PRO Act; employee classification Oppose H.R. 3773 - Safe Roads Act of 2019 Oppose H.R. 3781 - Improving National Safety by Updating the Required Amount of Insurance Needed by Commercial Motor Vehicles per Event (INSURANCE) Act of 2019

Agricultural Transportation issues: HOS - Hours of Service and ELD - Electronic Logging Devices. We were seeking information when House and Senate bills would be moved and acted upon. The bills are listed below: US S.600 - Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act US S. 2025 - Agricultural Trucking Relief Act of 2019 US S. 1255, HR 487 - Transporting Livestock Across America Safely Act of 2019 HR 1698 - Agricultural Business Electronic Logging Device Exemption Act of 2019

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: SENATE

The transportation issues we were interested in, mirror those for agriculture. US S. 600 - Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act US S. 2025, HR 1673 - Agricultural Trucking Relief Act of 2019 US S. 1255, HR 487 - Transporting Livestock Across America Safely Act HR 1698 - Agricultural Business Electronic Logging Device Exemptiona Act of 2019

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: SENATE

Motor Carrier Safety Policies and Regulations Highway Funding NAFTA/Cross-Border Trucking Pilot Program Truck Size & Weight Policies Entry-Level Driver Training Truck Parking Tolling and Public Private Partnerships Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC) EPA/NHTSA Heavy-Duty Truck Fuel Economy/Greenhouse Gas Regulations EPA Diesel Emissions Regulations Hours-of-Service Regulations Highway Trust Fund Taxes Broker and Freight Forwarder Financial Responsibility F4A, Driver Compensation Implementation of the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners Compliance, Safety, Accountability program Automobile transporters Autonomous vehicles H.R. 2381/S. 1839, Modern, Clean, and Safe Trucks Act of 2019 H.R. 1511/S. 665, the Stop Underrides Act H.R. 5417, The Responsible and Effective Standards for Truckers Act H.R. 1374/S. 569, DRIVE-Safe Act H.R. 1697, Small Carrier Electronic Logging Device Exemption Act of 2018 H.R. 1698, Agricultural Business Electronic Logging Device Exemption Act of 2019 H.R. 3055 - Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R.6072/S. 3023, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 487/S. 2938, Transporting Livestock Across America Safely Act S.600, Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act H.J.Res.31 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 S. 747, Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2019 H.R. 3474, To amend title 49, United States Code, to include truck combinations in the definition of automobile transporter for purposes of certain length limitations H.R.2103/S.1026 - Tax Fairness for Workers Act S. 2033 - Speed Limiter Mandate

S.1255/H.R.487 - Transporting Livestock Across American Safely Act; S.600 - Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act; FMCSA-2018-0348 - Hours of Service; Definition of Agricultural Commodity.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Agricultural Transportation issues: HOS - Hours of Service and ELD - Electronic Logging Devices. We were seeking information when House and Senate bills would be moved and acted upon. The bills are listed below: US S.600 - Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act US S. 2025 - Agricultural Trucking Relief Act of 2019 US S. 1255, HR 487 - Transporting Livestock Across America Safely Act of 2019 HR 1698 - Agricultural Business Electronic Logging Device Exemption Act of 2019

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: SENATE

The transportation issues we were interested in, mirror those for agriculture. US S. 600 - Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act US S. 2025, HR 1673 - Agricultural Trucking Relief Act of 2019 US S. 1255, HR 487 - Transporting Livestock Across America Safely Act HR 1698 - Agricultural Business Electronic Logging Device Exemptiona Act of 2019

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: SENATE

S.1255/H.R.487 - Transporting Livestock Across American Safely Act; S.600 - Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office

Supported S. 600, the Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act (Senate) Supported H.R. 1374, the Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy Act or the DRIVE-Safe Act (House) Supported S. 2025 and H.R. 1673, the Agricultural Trucking Relief Act

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Motor Carrier Safety Policies and Regulations Highway Funding NAFTA/Cross-Border Trucking Pilot Program Truck Size & Weight Policies Entry-Level Driver Training Truck Parking Tolling and Public Private Partnerships Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC) EPA/NHTSA Heavy-Duty Truck Fuel Economy/Greenhouse Gas Regulations EPA Diesel Emissions Regulations Hours-of-Service Regulations Highway Trust Fund Taxes Broker and Freight Forwarder Financial Responsibility F4A, Driver Compensation Implementation of the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners Compliance, Safety, Accountability program H.R. 22, Fixing Americas Surface Transportation Act Electronic Logging Device Implementation Automobile transporters Autonomous vehicles H.R. 2381/S. 1839, Modern, Clean, and Safe Trucks Act of 2019 H.R. 1511/S. 665, the Stop Underrides Act H.R. 5417, The Responsible and Effective Standards for Truckers Act H.R. 1374/S. 569, DRIVE-Safe Act H.R. 1697, Small Carrier Electronic Logging Device Exemption Act of 2018 H.R. 1698, Agricultural Business Electronic Logging Device Exemption Act of 2019 H.R. 3055 - Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R.6072/S. 3023, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 487/S. 2938, Transporting Livestock Across America Safely Act S.600, Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act H.R. 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 H.J.Res.31 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 S. 747, Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2019 H.R. 3474, To amend title 49, United States Code, to include truck combinations in the definition of automobile transporter for purposes of certain length limitations H.R.2103/S.1026 - Tax Fairness for Workers Act S. 2033 - Speed Limiter Mandate

On May 2, Reps. Collin Peterson (D-MN) and Greg Pence (R-IN) introduced H.R. 2460, the bipartisan Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act. The legislation would reform the Hours of Service (HOS) and Electronic Logging Device (ELD) regulations and would delay enforcement of the ELD rule until reforms are proposed by the Secretary of Transportation. This legislation would require the Secretary of Transportation to establish a working group within 120 days of enactment charged with: Identifying obstacles to the safe, humane, and market-efficient transport of livestock, insects, and other perishable agricultural commodities and Developing guidelines and recommending regulatory or legislative action to improve the transportation of these commodities. The bill designates various stakeholders that the working group would need to consult and ensures it will consider certain issues, including: The impact of existing HOS rules under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs); Incompatibilities and other challenges and concerns caused by the HOS rules and ELD rule provisions; Initiatives and regulatory changes that maintain and protect highway safety and allow for the safe, efficient, and productive marketplace transport of livestock, insects, and perishable agricultural commodities; and Other related issues that the Secretary considers appropriate. The working group shall be composed of a cross section of the transportation and agricultural communities, at the Secretarys discretion, but include, the Department of Agriculture, individuals with knowledge and expertise that includes highway safety, the commercial motor vehicle and transportation industries, animal husbandry, and the transportation of livestock, insects, and agricultural commodities. Within one year after it is established, the working group is to submit a report to the Secretary that includes its findings as well as initiatives and regulatory and legislative changes that the working group identifies as necessary to protect highway safety and allow for the safe, efficient, and productive marketplace transport of the named commodities. Required Regulatory Rulemaking: Within 120 days of receiving the working groups report, the Secretary is to propose regulatory changes, taking into account the findings and recommendations of the working group. These regulatory changes shall include: Changes to the HOS regulations, and Changes to the ELD regulations. Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Delay: The bill would suspend the provisions of the ELD mandate as it would apply to commercial motor vehicles (CMV) hauling livestock, insects, or perishable agricultural commodities until the date on which the Secretary proposes regulatory changes. On Feb. 28, Sens. Hoeven (R-ND) and Bennet (D-CO) introduced S. 600, the Senate version of the Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act.

Motor Carrier Safety Policies and Regulations Highway Funding NAFTA/Cross-Border Trucking Pilot Program Truck Size & Weight Policies Entry-Level Driver Training Truck Parking Tolling and Public Private Partnerships Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC) EPA/NHTSA Heavy-Duty Truck Fuel Economy/Greenhouse Gas Regulations EPA Diesel Emissions Regulations Hours-of-Service Regulations Highway Trust Fund Taxes Broker and Freight Forwarder Financial Responsibility F4A, Driver Compensation Implementation of the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners Compliance, Safety, Accountability program H.R. 22, Fixing Americas Surface Transportation Act Electronic Logging Device Implementation Automobile transporters Autonomous vehicles H.R. 2946, Heavy Truck, Tractor and Trailer Retail Federal Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2017 S. 665, the Stop Underrides Act H.R. 1511, the Stop Underrides Act H.R. 5417, The Responsible and Effective Standards for Truckers Act H.R. 1374, DRIVE-Safe Act S. 569, DRIVE-Safe Act H.R. 1697, Small Carrier Electronic Logging Device Exemption Act of 2018 H.R. 1698, Agricultural Business Electronic Logging Device Exemption Act of 2019 H.R.6072, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 S.3023, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 487, Transporting Livestock Across America Safely Act S. 2938, Transporting Livestock Across America Safely Act S.600, Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act H.R. 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 H.J.Res.31 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 S. 747, Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2019

Client expense: $251,827 · Firm income: Not reported

Expressed support for S. 600, the Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office