House bill · 100th Congress · Did not become law
A bill to amend the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 to provide that the requirements for the operation of commercial motor vehicles will not apply to the operation of firefighting vehicles.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 2, 1988
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Latest action: Mar 14, 1988 — Referred to Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
47 cosponsors — 16 Republicans, 31 Democrats
14 of 47 cosponsors (30%) are from the other party.
Douglas Applegate (D-OH), Chester Atkins (D-MA), John Bryant (D-TX), Jim Chapman (D-TX), Jack Davis (R-IL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Joseph DioGuardi (R-NY), Robert Dornan (R-CA), Thomas Downey (D-NY), Royden Dyson (D-MD), Lane Evans (D-IL), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Hamilton Fish (R-NY), Dean Gallo (R-NJ), Bill Grant (R-FL), J. Hastert (R-IL), George Hochbrueckner (D-NY), Jack Kemp (R-NY), Martin Lancaster (D-NC), John Lewis (D-GA), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), Bob McEwen (R-OH), Raymond McGrath (R-NY), Matthew McHugh (D-NY), Jan Meyers (R-KS), Norman Mineta (D-CA), Alan Mollohan (D-WV), Robert Mrazek (D-NY), Henry Nowak (D-NY) and 17 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Louise Slaughter.
- H.J.Res. 629 (100th) A joint resolution designating October 22, 1988, as "National Chester F. Carlson Recognition Day".
- H.J.Res. 619 (100th) A joint resolution designating October 1988 as "National Domestic Violence Awareness Month".
- H.J.Res. 574 (100th) A joint resolution designating September 1988 as "National Employee Assistance Programs recognition Month".
- H.R. 3179 (100th) A bill to require automatic train control capabilities on the main line of the Northeast Corridor, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 2989 (100th) Health Promotion for Older Americans Amendments of 1987
- H.R. 5229 (100th) Competition in Government Spare Parts Procurement Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.