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H.R.3372 / 118th Congress

To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a safety data collection program for certain 6-axle vehicles, and for other purposes.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 287.

Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · May 16, 2023

This bill requires the Department of Transportation to establish a pilot program allowing states to issue permits for qualifying vehicles with six or more axles and a gross vehicle weight of up to 91,000 pounds to be operated on a state's Interstate System. (Generally, the federal commercial vehicle weight limit is 80,000 pounds, with some exceptions.) Permit holders must report to the issuing state each accident of a permitted vehicle and the estimated gross vehicle weight at the time of the accident. Permit holders must also annually report to the issuing state the estimated miles travelled by the permitted vehicle on the state's Interstate System. 

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Who introduced it

Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] · R–SD

Committees

  • Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
3 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

Actions

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  1. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 287.

  2. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-352.

  3. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-352.

  4. Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 33 - 27.

  5. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  6. Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Discharged.

  7. Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

  8. Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

  9. Introduced in House

  10. Introduced in House

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