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H.R. 4500

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 4500, the HELP Act, was introduced in the House on Jul 17, 2025 by Rep. Jeff Hurd (R) with 9 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, and last saw action on Jul 18, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Record

Text

H.R. 4500 has 9 co-sponsors.

hb4500/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 4500 IH: Hauling Exemptions for Livestock Protection Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-07-17
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4500  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   July 17, 2025   Mr. Hurd of Colorado  (for himself,  Mr. Mann ,  Mr. Evans of Colorado , and  Mr. Rose ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
To exempt certain livestock hauling vehicles from regulations relating to hours of service and electronic logging devices, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Hauling Exemptions for Livestock Protection Act   or the   HELP Act  .
2.
Exception from electronic logging devices and hours of service regulations
(a)
In general
A covered livestock hauling vehicle, including the individual operating such vehicle, shall be exempt from—
(1)
any requirement relating to hours of service established under—
(A)
subchapter III of  chapter 311  of title 49, United States Code; or
(B)
 chapter 315  of title 49, United States Code; and
(2)
any requirement relating to electronic logging devices established under section 31137 of title 49, United States Code.
(b)
Unladen vehicles
An unladen covered livestock hauling vehicle picking up or returning from delivering livestock shall be covered under the exemption under subsection (a).
(c)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
Commercial motor vehicle
The term  commercial motor vehicle  has the meaning given such term in section 31132 of title 49, United States Code.
(2)
Covered livestock hauling vehicle
The term  covered livestock hauling vehicle  means a commercial motor vehicle transporting livestock, insects, or aquatic animals.
(3)
Livestock
The term  livestock  means livestock (as such term is defined in section 602 of the Emergency Livestock Feed Assistance Act of 1988 ( 7 U.S.C. 1471 )), insects, all other living animals cultivated, grown, or raised for commercial purposes, and live aquatic animals that have been caught, taken, or harvested.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-07-17
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jul 17, 2025

hb4500/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (07/17/2025)

Hauling Exemptions for Livestock Protection Act or the HELP Act

This bill exempts livestock hauling vehicles and the vehicle operators from hours of service and electronic logging device (ELD) requirements. The exemption applies to a hauling vehicle carrying livestock (i.e., livestock, insects, or aquatic animals) and to a vehicle that is picking up or returning from delivering livestock (i.e., an unladen vehicle).

Under current law, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration rules limit how many hours most commercial truck drivers can drive and work and requires a vehicle to be equipped with an ELD, which tracks how long a vehicle has been driving. Limited exemptions exist, including for livestock hauling.

Sponsors

Rep. Jeff Hurd (R) sponsors H.R. 4500, and 9 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 4500 went before 2 committees: Highways and Transit Subcommittee and Transportation and Infrastructure.

Highways and Transit Subcommittee
Highways and Transit Subcommittee
Referred to · Jul 18, 2025 · 174 Bills
Transportation and Infrastructure
Transportation and Infrastructure
Referred To · Jul 17, 2025 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4500 has taken 3 actions since Jul 17, 2025, the latest on Jul 18, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jul 18, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.Highways and Transit Subcommittee
Jul 17, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jul 17, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

Votes

H.R. 4500 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4500 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • HELP Act — Display Title
  • HELP Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Hauling Exemptions for Livestock Protection Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To exempt certain livestock hauling vehicles from regulations relating to hours of service and electronic logging devices, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 12 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4500 in 4 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Environment/Superfund, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Roads/Highway, Small Business, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Torts.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS—District of Columbia14—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS14—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ALEXANDRA ROSEN114
DANIEL HILTON114
DARRIN ROTH114
HENRY HANSCOM114
JONATHAN EISEN114
JULIA CONVERTINI114
MIKE MATOUSEK114
NATHAN MEHRENS114
SEAN GARCIA114
WILLIAM SEHESTEDT114
ABBEY SCHROEDER112
EDWIN GILROY112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONSAMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS2026 second_quarter$720K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONSAMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS2026 first_quarter$620K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONSAMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS2025 third_quarter$620K3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONSAMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS2025 fourth_quarter$560K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4500 under Transportation and Public Works, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4500’s is Transportation and Public Works.

hr4500/policy-areas.txt
Transportation and Public WorksAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 4500, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 123 (Thursday, July 17, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HURD of Colorado:H.R. 4500.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section VIII of the U.S. Constitution[Page H3476]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com