# 114-hr-4844: REST Act of 2016

114-hr-4844, REST Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4844
- Congress: 114
- Title: REST Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Introduced: 2016-03-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Requiring Equal Sleep for Truckers Act of 2016 or the REST Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Transportation to revise federal regulations regarding hours of service of drivers to require that: (1) in the case of specially trained drivers of commercial motor vehicles that are specially constructed to service oil wells, on-duty time shall include waiting time at a natural gas or oil well site; and (2) the requirements relating to rest breaks and maximum driving time for commercial motor vehicles are applied, without exception, to such drivers and to drivers of commercial motor vehicles used exclusively in the transportation of oil field equipment.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- JIM MCDERMOTT (D-WA), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- CHAKA FATTAH (D-PA), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY), 2016-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2016-04-13T00:00:00.000Z

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- 114-hr-5044: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika virus.
- 114-hr-4592: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
- 114-hr-3381: Childhood Cancer STAR Act
- 114-hr-3268: PAST Act
- 114-hr-3185: Equality Act
- 114-hr-2867: Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-4844 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4844)

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- [114-hr-3381: Childhood Cancer STAR Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3381)
- [114-hr-3268: PAST Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3268)
- [114-hr-3185: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3185)
- [114-hr-2867: Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2867)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4844 (as of 2025-11-18).