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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 vehicles used to transport farm supplies from retail dealers to or from a farm, and to vehicles used for custom harvesting, whether or not such vehicles are controlled and operated by a farmer.

H.R. 4997Introduced Jun 7, 1990Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Sponsor: Rep. Thomas Tauke R-IA
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 28, 1990 — 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

28 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 17 Democrats

17 of 28 cosponsors (61%) are from the other party.

George Brown (R-CO), Terry Bruce (D-IL), Jim Bunning (R-KY), E. Coleman (R-MO), Larry Combest (R-TX), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Mike Espy (D-MS), Fred Grandy (R-IA), Lee Hamilton (D-IN), Charles Hatcher (D-GA), John Hiler (R-IN), Amo Houghton (R-NY), Carroll Hubbard (D-KY), Jerry Huckaby (D-LA), Jim Jontz (D-IN), Martin Lancaster (D-NC), Jim Lightfoot (R-IA), Ron Marlenee (R-MT), Dave Nagle (D-IA), Timothy Penny (D-MN), Richard Ray (D-GA), Pat Roberts (R-KS), Neal Smith (D-IA), Richard Stallings (D-ID), Charles Stenholm (D-TX), Robert Tallon (D-SC), Robert Whittaker (R-KS).

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Thomas Tauke.

Sponsor’s state and district

Iowa in Congress · IA-2 district

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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.