House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law
To permit States to waive application of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 with respect to farm vehicles whether or not such vehicles are operating within 150 miles of the farm.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 18, 1989
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
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Latest action: Mar 22, 1990 — Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOT.
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
33 cosponsors — 15 Republicans, 18 Democrats
15 of 33 cosponsors (45%) are from the other party.
Doug Barnard (D-GA), James Bilbray (D-NV), E. Coleman (R-MO), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Newt Gingrich (R-GA), Charles Hatcher (D-GA), Frank Horton (R-NY), Ed Jenkins (D-GA), Ben Jones (D-GA), Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA), Martin Lancaster (D-NC), John Lewis (D-GA), Jim Lightfoot (R-IA), Jill Long (D-IN), Ron Marlenee (R-MT), Bob McEwen (R-OH), Sid Morrison (R-WA), John Myers (R-IN), Timothy Penny (D-MN), Richard Ray (D-GA), Tommy Robinson (R-AR), J. Rowland (D-GA), Philip Sharp (D-IN), Norman Shumway (R-CA), Ike Skelton (D-MO), Denny Smith (R-OR), Donald Sundquist (R-TN), Robert Tallon (D-SC), Lindsay Thomas (D-GA), Tim Valentine (D-NC) and 3 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. George Darden.
- H.R. 775 (101st) Public Rangelands Fee Act of 1989
- H.R. 2352 (101st) Nevada Wilderness Protection Act of 1989
- H.R. 3416 (101st) To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 relating to removal of cabins from any Federal water resources project.
- H.J.Res. 40 (101st) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution relating to Federal budget procedures.
- H.R. 2849 (101st) Relief for Older Workers Act of 1989
- H.R. 3718 (101st) To amend the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 to permit an eligible individual to operate a public works vehicle without…
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.