To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight limitations, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Nov 17, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
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.
- IntroducedNov 16, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill allows a vehicle that is propelled exclusively by means of electric battery power to exceed the Interstate System vehicle weight limit by an amount that is equal to the difference between: (1) the weight of the vehicle attributable to the electric batteries and the vehicle's wiring system, and (2) the weight of a comparable diesel tank and fueling system. Current law caps the weight of a vehicle at 80,000 pounds. This bill allows an electric vehicle to have a maximum gross weight of 82,000 pounds.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 16, 2017 to Mar 13, 2018; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Lloyd Smucker | Original | Nov 16, 2017 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Nov 16, 2017 |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Original | Nov 16, 2017 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Feb 5, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Mar 13, 2018 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Mar 13, 2018 |
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 Nov 16, 2017 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Nov 17, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 17, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Nov 16, 2017Introduced in House
- Nov 16, 2017Referred 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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 188, November 16, 2017, page H9426.
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. 115-52 | INNOVATION IN SURFACE TRANSPORTATION155 pages | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Sep 5, 2018 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2153 | Truck Technology Parity Act | Related bill | Nov 16, 2017 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight limitations, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 16, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
