Towing Safety Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Towing Safety Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers. The main policy domain is Transportation, Environment.
Who Benefits and How
transportation operators and travelers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, transportation operators and travelers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HA1F614A0D89944A98977DEDC8D79FB3E: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Towing Safety Act.
- Section H2775F3BD975740BE8DEF1D35A7F9D687: 2. Covered heavy-duty tow and recovery vehicles Section 127(m)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:...
- Section HDECEB34E8B7B407DAC6970D564D1543C: 3. Length limitations Section 31111 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: (8)Covered heavy-duty...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Towing Safety Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.
Key Policy Areas
Transportation, Environment
Primary Purpose
This bill, Towing Safety Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- transportation operators and travelers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- transportation operators and travelers
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced in House
Mr. Taylor introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
any vehicle transporting a wrecked or disabled vehicle from the place where the vehicle became wrecked or disabled to the nearest appropriate repair facility or other location, as directed by any agency having jurisdiction
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