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HR 1667 106th Congress House

Safe and Efficient Transportation Act

Official title: To amend title 23, United States Code, relating to vehicle weight limitations.

Introduced: November 3, 1999 See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Economics and Public FinanceFederal aid highway programGovernment Operations and PoliticsState laws
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It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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May 5, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Ground Transportation.
May 4, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
May 4, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 5, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Ground Transportation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safe and Efficient Transportation Act - Authorizes a State to allow a vehicle combination of a truck tractor and one trailer or semitrailer with a consecutive set of tandem and tridem axles that may carry a gross load of 34,000 pounds on tandem axles and 51,000 pounds on tridem axles to use the Interstate System if the overall trailer length is at least 48 feet; except that such overall gross weight may not exceed 97,000 pounds for such a vehicle combination of six or more axles, including all enforcement tolerances.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Calvert, Ken
California · Nov 3, 1999
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