{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-4500","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":4500,"title":"HELP Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-07-17","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"H001100","fullName":"Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3]","party":"R","state":"CO","district":3}],"cosponsorsCount":9,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-07-18","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit."},"policyArea":"Transportation and Public Works","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2025-07-18","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-07-17","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-07-17","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-07-17","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Hauling Exemptions for Livestock Protection Act or the HELP Act</strong></p><p>This bill exempts livestock hauling vehicles and the vehicle operators from hours of service and electronic logging device (ELD) requirements. The&nbsp;exemption applies to a hauling vehicle carrying livestock (i.e., livestock, insects, or aquatic animals) and to a vehicle&nbsp;that is picking up or returning from delivering livestock (i.e., an unladen vehicle).</p><p>Under current law, Federal&nbsp;Motor Carrier Safety Administration&nbsp;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.&nbsp;Limited exemptions exist, including for livestock hauling.</p>","updateDate":"2026-07-20T21:08:18Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":991,"ts":"2026-10-15T01:28:28.579Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=HELP%20Act"}]}}