S. 2108 119th Congress Senate

VARIANCE Act

Official title: A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to establish an axle weight variance for certain commercial motor vehicles transporting dry bulk goods, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 18, 2025 Introduced by: Pete Ricketts Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov

Transportation and Public Works

Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps

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Became law

Jun 18, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Jun 18, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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What's happening now June 18, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Vehicle Axle Redistribution Increases Allow New Capacities for Efficiency Act or the VARIANCE Act

This bill allows commercial motor vehicles transporting dry bulk goods to operate on the Interstate Highway System with up to 110% of the maximum authorized weight on any axle or axle group.

Bill text 1 version

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Environment and Public Works Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 18

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

AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS
for AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
THE FERTILIZER INSTITUTE
for THE FERTILIZER INSTITUTE · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
COALITION AGAINST BIGGER TRUCKS
for COALITION AGAINST BIGGER TRUCKS · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS
for AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
THE FERTILIZER INSTITUTE
for THE FERTILIZER INSTITUTE · Virginia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
COALITION AGAINST BIGGER TRUCKS
for COALITION AGAINST BIGGER TRUCKS · Virginia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18 filings
SENATE
18 filings
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
15 filings
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
12 filings
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
11 filings
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
11 filings
White House Office
11 filings
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
6 filings

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Cosponsors 1

Schiff, Adam B.

California · Jun 18, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2108: VARIANCE Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2108/

MLA

"S. 2108: VARIANCE Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2108/.

Bluebook (legal)

S. 2108, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2108/.

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