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49 U.S.C. § 31301

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United States · Title 49 — TRANSPORTATION · Status: effective

Transportation & Motor Vehicles
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49 U.S.C. § 31301, Definitions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/490680
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In this chapter— “commerce” means trade, traffic, and transportation— “commercial motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle used in commerce to transport passengers or property that— is used to transport material found by the Secretary to be hazardous under section 5103 of this title, except that a vehicle shall not be included as a commercial motor vehicle under this subclause if— “serious traffic violation” means— driving a commercial motor vehicle when the individual has not met the minimum testing standards—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 103-272(H.R. 1758)1994-07-05
    To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to transportation, as subtitles II, III, and V-X of title 49, United States Code, "Transportation", and to make other technical improvements in the Code.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 105-178(H.R. 2400)1998-06-09
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
    House: 190–195Senate: 88–5
  • Amended byPub. L. 106-159(H.R. 3419)1999-12-09
    Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 112-141(H.R. 4348)2012-07-06
    MAP-21
    House: 373–52Senate: 74–19