Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act
Latest action · Mar 11, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 10, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act - Amends Federal transportation law to prohibit a State from prescribing or enforcing any regulation that allows a restricted property-carrying unit (any trailer, semi-trailer, container, or other property-carrying unit longer than 53 feet, except for a fire-fighting unit) to operate on the National Highway System (NHS) (including the Interstate System), unless the operation of such unit is authorized by the State on June 1, 2005, and in actual and lawful operation on a regular or periodic basis (including seasonal operations) on or before that date.
Prohibits a State from allowing the operation of a commercial motor vehicle combination on the NHS (except a vehicle or load that cannot be dismantled or divided easily, and that has been issued a special permit under State law) with more than one property-carrying unit (excluding the truck tractor) whose property-carrying units are more than: (1) the maximum combination trailer, semi-trailer, or other type of length limitation allowed by State law on June 1, 2005; or (2) the length of the property-carrying units of those commercial motor vehicle combinations, by specific configuration, in actual and lawful operation on a regular or periodic basis (including continual seasonal operation) in such State on or before June 1, 2005.
Amends Federal highway law to prohibit a State from allowing the operation of a vehicle or combination (other than a longer combination vehicle) exceeding Interstate weight limits on the Interstate System unless its operation was lawful: (1) on July 1, 1956; (2) in the case of the overall gross weight of any group of two or more consecutive axles, on the date of enactment of the Federal-Aid Highway Amendments of 1974; or (3) under a special permit pursuant to State (grandfather) law.
Declares that Interstate weight limitations on vehicles and combinations (other than longer combination vehicles) that operate on the Interstate System shall also apply to such vehicles and combinations that operate on non-Interstate segments of the NHS, unless: (1) such segments are subject to lower State weight limits; or (2) a State allows the operation of any vehicle or combination on an existing non-Interstate segment of the NHS that could be so operated lawfully on June 1, 2005.
Cosponsors 27
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 10, 2005 to May 17, 2005; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Mar 10, 2005 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Mar 10, 2005 |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | Original | Mar 10, 2005 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Mar 10, 2005 |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Original | Mar 10, 2005 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Mar 10, 2005 |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Original | Mar 10, 2005 |
| D-CA | George Miller | Original | Mar 10, 2005 |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Original | Mar 10, 2005 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Mar 10, 2005 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Mar 10, 2005 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Mar 10, 2005 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Mar 10, 2005 |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Original | Mar 10, 2005 |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Original | Mar 10, 2005 |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Original | Mar 10, 2005 |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Original | Mar 10, 2005 |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Original | Mar 10, 2005 |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Mar 16, 2005 | |
| R-NY | Sherwood Boehlert | Mar 16, 2005 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Lane Evans | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | May 12, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | May 12, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | May 17, 2005 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | May 17, 2005 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Mar 10, 2005 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Mar 11, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 11, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
- Mar 10, 2005Introduced in House
- Mar 10, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 109-3 | CHILD INTERSTATE ABORTION NOTIFICATION ACT80 pages | Judiciary Committee | Mar 3, 2005 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 95 | Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act | Identical bill | Jan 24, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, concerning length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 10, 2005Introduced in House
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