S 1696 119th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works

DRIVE Act

Introduced: May 8, 2025 Introduced by: Daines, Steve Republican · Montana See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

May 8, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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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 a commercial motor vehicle 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.

A commercial motor vehicle includes a vehicle operating in interstate commerce that (1) has a gross vehicle weight of 10,001 pounds or more, (2) is designed or used to transport more than 8 passengers for compensation, (3) is designed or used to transport more than 15 passengers and is not used to transport passengers for compensation, or (4) is used to transport certain quantities of hazardous materials.

What's happening now May 8, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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for OWNER-OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSOCIATION · Missouri · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
ELITE STRATEGIC SERVICES
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SMALL TRUCKING COMPANIES · Tennessee · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
OWNER-OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSOCIATION
for OWNER-OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSOCIATION · Missouri · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025
ELITE STRATEGIC SERVICES
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SMALL TRUCKING COMPANIES · Tennessee · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025