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HR 4421 115th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles Motor carriers Roads and highways Transportation safety and security

To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight limitations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 16, 2017 Introduced by: DeSaulnier, Mark Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Nov 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Nov 16, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Nov 16, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill allows a vehicle that is propelled exclusively by means of electric battery power to exceed the Interstate System vehicle weight limit by an amount that is equal to the difference between: (1) the weight of the vehicle attributable to the electric batteries and the vehicle's wiring system, and (2) the weight of a comparable diesel tank and fueling system. Current law caps the weight of a vehicle at 80,000 pounds. This bill allows an electric vehicle to have a maximum gross weight of 82,000 pounds.

What's happening now November 17, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2153 Related bill Truck Technology Parity Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 5, 2018
 R
Smucker, Lloyd
Pennsylvania · Nov 16, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4421: To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight limitations, and for other purposes.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4421/
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"H.R. 4421: To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight limitations, and for other purposes.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4421/.
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H.R. 4421, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4421/.
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