Protecting Interstate Transport Act of 2021

II 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 1655 To prohibit States from regulating certain commercial motor vehicle service contracts, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MAY 17, 2021 Mr. TILLIS introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To prohibit States from regulating certain commercial motor vehicle service contracts, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Interstate 4 Transport Act of 2021’’. 5 SEC. 2. FEDERAL AUTHORITY OVER CERTAIN COMMERCIAL 6 MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICE CONTRACTS. 7 Section 14501(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, 8 is amended— 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:21 May 27, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1655.IS S1655 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •S 1655 IS (1) by striking the paragraph designation and 1 heading and all that follows through ‘‘Except’’ and 2 inserting the following: 3 ‘‘(1) PRICES, ROUTES, AND SERVICES; COMMER- 4 CIAL MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICE CONTRACTS.— 5 ‘‘(A) PRICES, ROUTES, AND SERVICES.— 6 Except’’; and 7 (2) by adding at the end the following: 8 ‘‘(B) COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE SERV- 9 ICE CONTRACTS.— 10 ‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this subpara- 11 graph: 12 ‘‘(I) COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHI- 13 CLE.—The term ‘commercial motor 14 vehicle’ has the meaning given the 15 term in section 31101. 16 ‘‘(II) COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHI- 17 CLE SERVICE CONTRACT.—The term 18 ‘commercial motor vehicle service con- 19 tract’ means a contract or agree- 20 ment— 21 ‘‘(aa) to perform repair or 22 maintenance work on a covered 23 commercial motor vehicle; or 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:21 May 27, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1655.IS S1655 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •S 1655 IS ‘‘(bb) to issue a warranty, or 1 otherwise arrange, for the repair 2 or maintenance of a covered com- 3 mercial motor vehicle. 4 ‘‘(III) COVERED COMMERCIAL 5 MOTOR VEHICLE.—The term ‘covered 6 commercial motor vehicle’ means a 7 commercial motor vehicle of a type 8 regularly used by motor carriers for 9 the transportation of property, as de- 10 termined by the Secretary. 11 ‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—Except as pro- 12 vided in paragraphs (2) and (3), a State, 13 political subdivision of a State, or political 14 authority of 2 or more States may not 15 enact or enforce a law, regulation, or other 16 provision having the force and effect of law 17 related to a commercial motor vehicle serv- 18 ice contract.’’. 19 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:21 May 27, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S1655.IS S1655 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS