The Senate May 19 swiftly passed a $56.5 billion transportation-housing spending bill (H.R. 2577) that retains controversial language establishing a 73-hour work week for truck drivers.
The fiscal year 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development bill again pauses the Transportation Department’s “hours-of-service” rule for truckers.
The measure, which was bundled with a Military Construction and Veteran Affairs appropriations bill and $1.1 billion in Zika funding, passed on an 89-8 vote.
Hours Rule Paused.
The THUD bill includes a provision that would stall the DOT’s hours-of-service rule, which has been criticized by the trucking industry and some lawmakers.
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