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Senate 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 certain farm and firefighting vehicles.

S. 2116Introduced Mar 2, 1988Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Sponsor: Sen. David Karnes R-NE
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 2, 1988 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

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

15 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 5 Democrats

5 of 15 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.

David Boren (D-OK), Rudolf Boschwitz (R-MN), Dale Bumpers (D-AR), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Alan Dixon (D-IL), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Jesse Helms (R-NC), Nancy Kassebaum (R-KS), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Frank Murkowski (R-AK), Larry Pressler (R-SD), Malcolm Wallop (R-WY).

More from the sponsor

Other 100th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. David Karnes.

Sponsor’s state and district

Nebraska in Congress

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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.