US Congress House Bill 3488 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 26-2)
Status: Introduced on September 10 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-09-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Safe, Flexible, and Efficient Trucking Act of 2015 This bill allows a state to authorize a vehicle with a maximum gross weight (including enforcement tolerances) exceeding certain federal weight limitations to operate on Interstate Highway System routes in the state if: the vehicle is equipped with at least six axles, the weight of any single axle does not exceed 20,000 pounds, the weight of any tandem axle does not exceed 34,000 pounds, the weight of any group of 3 or more axles does not exceed 51,000 pounds, the gross weight of the vehicle does not exceed 91,000 pounds, and the vehicle complies with a specified bridge formula. The Department of Transportation may issue regulations necessary to require such a vehicle to include one item of additional equipment not otherwise required by law, but only if the equipment item is available at the time the rule is proposed.

Safe, Flexible, and Efficient Trucking Act of 2015

Rep. Reid Ribble [R-WI]	Rep. Eric Crawford [R-AR]	Rep. Sean Duffy [R-WI]	Rep. Glenn Grothman [R-WI]
Rep. Dan Newhouse [R-WA]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Rep. Bruce Poliquin [R-ME]	Rep. David Rouzer [R-NC]
Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]	Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]	Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]	Rep. Ken Buck [R-CO]
Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]	Rep. Dan Benishek [R-MI]	Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL]	Rep. Tim Huelskamp [R-KS]
Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]	Rep. Bruce Westerman [R-AR]	Rep. Raul Labrador [R-ID]	Rep. John Ratcliffe [R-TX]
Rep. Barry Loudermilk [R-GA]	Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]	Rep. Mick Mulvaney [R-SC]	Rep. Scott Rigell [R-VA]
Rep. Ralph Abraham [R-LA]	Rep. Randy Forbes [R-VA]	Rep. Ryan Zinke [R-MT]	Rep. Marlin Stutzman [R-IN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-09-11	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
2015-09-10	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2015-09-10	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3488/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3488/BILLS-114hr3488ih.pdf