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Exemption Application: Hours of Service of Drivers; Precision Fireworks LLC

30 July 2026 at 4:00:00 am

Exemption Application: Hours of Service of Drivers; Precision Fireworks LLC

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Exemption Application: Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Transit Solutions, LLC

30 July 2026 at 4:00:00 am

Exemption Application: Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Transit Solutions, LLC

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Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for Exemption Renewal From Charles Machine Works, Inc.

30 July 2026 at 12:00:00 am

FMCSA withdraws its January 16, 2026, notice that requested public comment on an application from Charles Machine Works, Inc. (CMW) seeking renewal of a five-year exemption from the Agency's prohibition against the use of gravity-fed or siphon-fed fuel systems on commercial motor vehicles (CMVs). FMCSA has determined that the Agency's February 19, 2026, final rule titled "Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Auxiliary Fuel Tanks," provided the requested relief by amending the relevant regulation in a way that resolves the concerns outlined in CMW's original exemption request. Consequently, the exemption is now unnecessary, not only for CMW but also for any other entities that might have planned to request an exemption from the prohibition on gravity-fed or siphon-fed fuel systems on CMVs.

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Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for Exemption From Transit Solutions, LLC

30 July 2026 at 12:00:00 am

FMCSA requests public comments on an application for exemption submitted by Transit Solutions, LLC (dba TSI Video) to allow motor carriers to operate commercial motor vehicles (CMV) equipped with TSI's ClearView E-Mirror camera monitor system (CMS) installed as an alternative to the two rear-vision mirrors required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). FMCSA is required by statute to publish a notice explaining each exemption request and such notice does not indicate what decision FMCSA will ultimately reach on the request. After reviewing the application, safety analyses, and public comments submitted, FMCSA will grant or deny the exemption.

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Hours of Service (HOS) of Drivers: Precision Fireworks LLC; Application for Exemption

30 July 2026 at 12:00:00 am

FMCSA requests public comment on Precision Fireworks LLC's (Precision) application for exemption from the HOS requirement that drivers of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) must not drive following the 14th hour after coming on duty. FMCSA is required by statute to publish a notice explaining each exemption request. This notice does not indicate what decision FMCSA will ultimately reach on the request. After reviewing the application, safety analyses, and public comments submitted, FMCSA will grant or deny the exemption.

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Tennessee Cargo Theft Law Takes Effect July 1

Includes requirement that law enforcement officers file cargo theft reports, improving statewide intelligence gathering.

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Arizona Cargo Theft Task Force Established

Arizona law signed creating the cargo theft task force, making Arizona one of the most aggressive states in combating organized cargo crime.

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GHOSTRUCK Act Introduced

Foreign dispatchers could no longer remotely edit U.S. drivers' ELD records. Requires driver approval and strengthens the audit trail for edits.

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Fees for Commercial Driver's License Information System

FMCSA proposes to implement a user fee as authorized by Congress in the "Strengthening the Commercial Driver's License Information System Act" applicable to State driver licensing agencies (SDLAs) for accessing the Commercial Driver's License Information System (CDLIS). The fees would be collected by the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA), the organization that represents the State agencies responsible for complying with the Federal regulations concerning the commercial driver's license (CDL) program. AAMVA operates and maintains CDLIS on behalf of FMCSA.

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Hours of Service: CCS Transportation, Inc.; Application for Exemption

17 August 2026 at 12:00:00 am

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Hours of Service: Colorado Huntsman Transport, Inc. d/b/a Huntsman Transport; Application for Exemptions

17 August 2026 at 12:00:00 am

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Exemption Application: Hours of Service; CCS Transportation, Inc.

18 August 2026 at 3:59:59 am

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Exemption Application: Hours of Service; Colorado Huntsman Transport, Inc. d/b/a Huntsman Transport

18 August 2026 at 3:59:59 am

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Techniques for Preventing and Enforcing Controlled Substance and Alcohol Violations among Non-Commercial Driver's License Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers

22 August 2026 at 3:59:59 am

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Hours of Service (HOS) of Drivers: Precision Fireworks LLC; Application for Exemption

31 August 2026 at 12:00:00 am

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Congressional Activity

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S1727

Employee Ownership Fairness Act of 2025

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Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

1 Aug 2026

HR9797

RESILIENCE Act of 2026

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Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

1 Aug 2026

S5040

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose limitations on high-income taxpayers with large retirement account balances.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

1 Aug 2026

SRES811

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the adverse impacts on the United States of the recent Canadian wildfires and the importance of the Government of Canada to take responsibility for such impacts by increasing efforts to extinguish these fires and prevent their recurrence.

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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S4233)

1 Aug 2026

HR9815

Federal Bureau of Prisons Voting Assistance Act of 2026

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

1 Aug 2026

SRES822

A resolution designating July 2026 as "American Grown Flower and Foliage Month".

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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4365; text: CR S4391-4392)

1 Aug 2026

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