H.R. 2819 119th Congress House

DRIVE Act

Official title: To prohibit the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration from issuing a rule or regulation requiring certain vehicles to be equipped wi… Show full official titleShow less

Introduced: April 10, 2025 Introduced by: Josh Brecheen Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov

Transportation and Public Works

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Apr 10, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Apr 10, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Apr 10, 2025

Introduced in House

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Deregulating Restrictions on Interstate Vehicles and Eighteen-wheelers Act or the DRIVE Act

This bill prohibits the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) from issuing any rule or regulation to require vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight of more than 26,000 pounds and are operating in interstate commerce to be equipped with a speed limiting device set to a maximum speed. The FMCSA issued an advance notice of supplemental proposed rulemaking on this subject on May 4, 2022.

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Highways and Transit Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 13

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

OWNER-OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSOCIATION
for OWNER-OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSOCIATION · Missouri · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
OWNER-OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSOCIATION
for OWNER-OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSOCIATION · Missouri · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
OWNER-OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSOCIATION
for OWNER-OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSOCIATION · Missouri · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
13 filings
SENATE
13 filings
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
13 filings
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
7 filings
Federal Highway Administration (FHA)
7 filings
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
7 filings
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
7 filings
Labor, Dept of (DOL)
7 filings

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Cosponsors 22