HR 801
112th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security
Truck Weight Uniformity Act of 2011
Introduced: February 18, 2011
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 21, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Feb 18, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Feb 18, 2011
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Truck Weight Uniformity Act of 2011 - Allows a state to authorize a vehicle with a gross weight exceeding certain federal weight limitations to operate on Interstate Highway System routes in the state if: (1) the vehicle is equipped with at least six axles, (2) the weight carried on any single axle does not exceed 20,000 pounds, (3) the weight carried on any tandem axle does not exceed 34,000 pounds, (4) the weight carried on any group of 3 axles does not exceed 51,000 pounds, and (5) the gross weight of the vehicle does not exceed 99,000 pounds.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Committees of jurisdiction
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