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The Government Accountability Office is recommending Congress tighten a law designed to protect livestock while they are being transported.

A bill advanced by House lawmakers last week to reauthorize a slate of surface transportation programs for five years is generally receiving praise from farm groups and shipping organizations, though trucking weight limits and rail safety measures remain points of contention.

A handful of farm groups have been rejected in their effort to exempt truckers hauling live animals from federal mandates limiting the hours a driver can be on the job.