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HR 3523 117th Congress House Transportation and Public Works

Cullum Owings Large Truck Safe Operating Speed Act of 2021

Introduced: May 25, 2021 Introduced by: McBath, Lucy Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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May 26, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
May 26, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
May 25, 2021
Introduced in House
May 25, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
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Cullum Owings Large Truck Safe Operating Speed Act of 2021

This bill directs the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to implement regulations to require (1) all new commercial motor vehicles with a gross weight of 26,001 pounds or more to be equipped with speed-limiting technology; (2) any existing speed-limiting technology already installed in such vehicles manufactured after December 31, 1992, to be used while in operation; and (3) the speed-limiting technology to be set to a maximum speed of 65 miles per hour, or 70 miles per hour with the use of adaptive cruise control systems and automatic emergency braking systems.

The NHTSA must also prescribe performance standards for speed-limiting technologies, automatic braking systems, and adaptive cruise control systems that reduce or mitigate collisions at speeds of not faster than 70 miles per hour.

What's happening now May 26, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3523: Cullum Owings Large Truck Safe Operating Speed Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3523/
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"H.R. 3523: Cullum Owings Large Truck Safe Operating Speed Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3523/.
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H.R. 3523, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3523/.
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