H.R. 4500 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
HELP Act
Cosponsors: 9 (0 D, 9 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-11
Introduced: 2025-07-17
Latest action (2025-07-18): Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
What H.R. 4500 does, in plain terms
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.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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