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Introduced
03/14/2025
03/14/2025
In Committee
03/14/2025
03/14/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
119th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight limitations for certain logging vehicles, and for other purposes.
AI Summary
This bill, known as the Safe Routes Act of 2025, amends federal transportation law to provide a specific weight exemption for logging vehicles operating on interstate highways. The bill directs the Secretary of Transportation to waive vehicle weight limits for "covered logging vehicles" that meet three key criteria: the vehicle must be transporting raw or unfinished forest products like logs, pulpwood, or wood chips; the vehicle must travel no more than 150 air miles on the Interstate highway; and the vehicle must comply with the existing legal weight tolerances and vehicle configuration rules of the state in which it is operating. Importantly, this weight exemption only applies to state weight tolerances that were in effect at the time of the bill's enactment. The purpose of this legislation appears to be supporting the logging industry by providing more flexibility for transporting forest products while maintaining safety standards through existing state-level vehicle weight regulations.
Committee Categories
Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (14)
Tony Wied (R)*,
Buddy Carter (R),
Ben Cline (R),
Mike Collins (R),
Neal Dunn (R),
Mike Ezell (R),
Jared Golden (D),
Jeff Hurd (R),
Barry Loudermilk (R),
G.T. Thompson (R),
Tom Tiffany (R),
Derrick Van Orden (R),
Eugene Vindman (D),
Bruce Westerman (R),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (on 03/14/2025)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2166/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr2166/BILLS-119hr2166ih.pdf |
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