# 114-hr-3473: Local Farm Vehicle Flexibility Act

114-hr-3473, Local Farm Vehicle Flexibility Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] (R-PA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3473
- Congress: 114
- Title: Local Farm Vehicle Flexibility Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Introduced: 2015-09-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Local Farm Vehicle Flexibility Act This bill prohibits the Department of Transportation from terminating, reducing, limitoing, or otherwise interfering with the amount or timing of grants a state is otherwise eligible to receive as a result of any minimum standard or exemption the state gives a covered farm vehicle or the driver of such vehicle less stringent than federal requirements for commercial motor vehicles and drivers. A covered farm vehicle means any motor vehicle meeting certain gross weight requirements and: registered or otherwise designated by a state for use in, or transportation activities related to, the operation of farms; operated by a farm or ranch owner or operator, or an employee or family member; transporting to or from a farm or ranch agricultural commodities, livestock, agricultural supplies, or machinery; and not used in the operations of a for-hire motor carrier, nor transporting materials requiring a placard. A covered farm vehicle may also be one meeting these requirements but operated pursuant to a crop share farm lease agreement, owned by a tenant under that agreement, and transporting the landlord's portion of the crops.

## Cosponsors (15)

- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL), 2015-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2015-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huelskamp, Tim [R-KS-1] (R-KS), 2015-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10] (R-PA), 2015-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2015-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] (R-PA), 2015-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rothfus, Keith J. [R-PA-12] (R-PA), 2015-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] (R-PA), 2015-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] (R-AL), 2015-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18] (R-PA), 2015-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5] (R-LA), 2015-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] (R-CA), 2015-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6] (R-PA), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2015-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] (R-MO), 2015-11-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-1190: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015
- 114-hr-160: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015
- 114-hr-4773: Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act
- 114-hr-4352: Faster Care for Veterans Act of 2016
- 114-hr-699: Email Privacy Act
- 114-hr-36: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-3473 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3473)

## Related
- [114-hr-1190: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1190)
- [114-hr-160: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-160)
- [114-hr-4773: Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4773)
- [114-hr-4352: Faster Care for Veterans Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4352)
- [114-hr-699: Email Privacy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-699)
- [114-hr-36: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-36)
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