# 119-hr-4500: HELP Act

119-hr-4500, HELP Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3] (R-CO); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-22).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4500
- As of: 2026-07-22
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4500
- Congress: 119
- Title: HELP Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-07-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3] (R-CO)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-22

## Summary

**Exempts livestock haulers from federal driving-hour limits and electronic logging rules.** The bill would exempt commercial motor vehicles that transport livestock, insects, or live aquatic animals from federal hours-of-service requirements and from electronic logging device requirements, and it would keep that exemption when those vehicles are unladen while picking up or returning from deliveries, while defining covered vehicles as commercial motor vehicles carrying those animals and defining livestock to include insects and live aquatic animals that are cultivated, raised, caught, or harvested.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8] (R-CO), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6] (R-TN), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1] (R-NE), 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] (R-KY), 2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY), 2026-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2026-07-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Fewer hours and e-log rules for livestock haulers: benefit, low. If enacted, certain livestock haulers would be exempt from federal hours-of-service limits and from electronic logging devices. This would apply when hauling livestock, insects, or live aquatic animals. It would also apply when the truck is empty and driving to pick up animals or returning from a d…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act
- 119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250
- 119-hr-979: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025
- 119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act
- 119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5267: American Franchise Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4500 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4500)

## Related
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9250)
- [119-hr-979: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-979)
- [119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-703)
- [119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-38)
- [119-hr-5267: American Franchise Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5267)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4500 (as of 2026-07-22).