US Congress House Bill 763 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 47-15)
Status: Introduced on February 17 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2011 - 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 (IHS) routes in the state if: (1) the vehicle is equipped with at least six axles, (2) the weight of any single axle does not exceed 20,000 pounds, (3) the weight of any tandem axle does not exceed 34,000 pounds, (4) the weight of any group of 3 or more axles does not exceed 51,000 pounds, and (5) the gross weight of the vehicle does not exceed 97,000 pounds. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a safe and efficient vehicle bridge infrastructure improvement program. Requires the Secretary to apportion amounts from the Safe and Efficient Vehicle Trust Fund to states for eligible bridge replacement or rehabilitation projects. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) impose a tax on any vehicles that exceed federal weight limitations operating on the IHS, and (2) establish the Safe and Efficient Vehicle Trust Fund.

Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2011

Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R-MD]	Rep. Dan Benishek [R-MI]	Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT]
Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]	Rep. Jo Bonner [R-AL]	Rep. Leonard Boswell [D-IA]	Rep. Francisco Canseco [R-TX]
Rep. John Carter [R-TX]	Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Michael Conaway [R-TX]
Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Sean Duffy [R-WI]	Rep. Renee Ellmers [R-NC]
Rep. Charles Fleischmann [R-TN]	Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]	Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO]	Rep. Tim Griffin [R-AR]
Rep. Frank Guinta [R-NH]	Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]	Rep. Ralph Hall [R-TX]	Rep. Doc Hastings [R-WA]
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler [R-WA]	Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Jim Jordan [R-OH]
Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL]	Rep. Larry Kissell [D-NC]	Rep. Raul Labrador [R-ID]	Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]
Rep. Tom Marino [R-PA]	Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]	Rep. Randy Neugebauer [R-TX]	Rep. Alan Nunnelee [R-MS]
Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]	Rep. William Owens [D-NY]	Rep. Ron Paul [R-TX]	Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]
Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]	Rep. James Renacci [R-OH]
Rep. Reid Ribble [R-WI]	Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]	Rep. Mike Ross [D-AR]	Rep. Jean Schmidt [R-OH]
Rep. Aaron Schock [R-IL]	Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]	Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]	Rep. Bill Shuster [R-PA]
Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]	Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]	Rep. Marlin Stutzman [R-IN]	Rep. Mac Thornberry [R-TX]
Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]	Rep. Greg Walden [R-OR]	Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]	Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]
Rep. Steve Womack [R-AR]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
2011-02-17	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2011-02-17	House	Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
2011-02-17	House	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

HB801 (Related) 2011-02-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
SB747 (Same As) 2011-04-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/763/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr763/BILLS-112hr763ih.pdf