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H.R. 2258 (115th): ADVANCE Act

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The text of the bill below is as of Jun 23, 2017 (Reported by House Committee).

Summary of this bill

Source: Republican Policy Committee

H.R. 2258 exempts active duty military and reserve personnel with qualifying experience from certain testing requirements when they try to obtain a commercial driver’s license. Currently, certain veterans are eligible for this exemption, which was included in the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act.

Background Under current Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulations, states can waive certain testing requirements for former members of the armed forces and reserve components if they had qualifying experience while serving in the armed forces or the reserve components. This bill would extend this exemption to individuals who are currently serving in either the armed services or reserve components. According to the American Trucking Association, …

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Union Calendar No. 128

115th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2258

[Report No. 115–189]

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 1, 2017

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

June 23, 2017

Additional sponsors: Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Cook, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Sires, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Brownley of California, Mrs. Napolitano, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. Knight

June 23, 2017

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic

For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 1, 2017

A BILL

To require that certain standards for commercial driver’s licenses applicable to former members of the armed services or reserves also apply to current members of the armed services or reserves.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Active Duty Voluntary Acquisition of Necessary Credentials for Employment Act or the ADVANCE Act.

2.

Commercial driver’s license standards for service members and veterans

Section 31305(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—

(1)

in the subsection heading, by striking Veteran operators and inserting Service Members, Reservists, and Veterans;

(2)

in paragraph (1)(B), by striking subparagraph (A) during and inserting

subparagraph (A)—

(i)

while serving in the armed forces or reserve components; and

(ii)

during

; and

(3)

in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting current or before former each place the term appears.

June 23, 2017

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed