Introduced:
Mar 14, 2025
Policy Area:
Transportation and Public Works
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Latest Action
Mar 14, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Summaries (1)
Introduced in House
- Mar 14, 2025
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<p><strong>Safe Routes Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill directs the Department of Transportation to waive vehicle weight limits for covered logging vehicles, thus allowing logging vehicles to travel on interstate highways in certain circumstances.</p><p>The term <em>covered logging vehicle</em> means a vehicle that (1) is transporting raw or unfinished forest products, including logs, pulpwood, biomass, or wood chips; (2) is traveling a distance not greater than 150 air miles on interstate highways from origin to a storage or processing facility; and (3) meets state legal weight tolerances and vehicle configurations for transporting raw or unfinished forest products within the state boundaries in which the vehicle is operating.</p>
Actions (4)
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Type: Committee
| Source: House committee actions
| Code: H11000
Mar 14, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H11100
Mar 14, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: Intro-H
Mar 14, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 1000
Mar 14, 2025
Subjects (1)
Transportation and Public Works
(Policy Area)
Cosponsors (13 of 14)
(R-CO)
Aug 19, 2025
Aug 19, 2025
(R-GA)
Jul 23, 2025
Jul 23, 2025
(R-AR)
Jun 23, 2025
Jun 23, 2025
(R-GA)
Apr 10, 2025
Apr 10, 2025
(R-PA)
Mar 25, 2025
Mar 25, 2025
(D-VA)
Mar 25, 2025
Mar 25, 2025
(R-VA)
Mar 24, 2025
Mar 24, 2025
(R-GA)
Mar 24, 2025
Mar 24, 2025
(R-FL)
Mar 24, 2025
Mar 24, 2025
(R-MS)
Mar 14, 2025
Mar 14, 2025
(D-ME)
Mar 14, 2025
Mar 14, 2025
(R-WI)
Mar 14, 2025
Mar 14, 2025
(R-WI)
Mar 14, 2025
Mar 14, 2025
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Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Mar 14, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 13, 2025 6:27 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2166 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2166
To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight
limitations for certain logging vehicles, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 14, 2025
Mr. Wied (for himself, Mr. Golden of Maine, Mr. Ezell, Mr. Tiffany, and
Mr. Van Orden) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight
limitations for certain logging vehicles, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2166 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2166
To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight
limitations for certain logging vehicles, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 14, 2025
Mr. Wied (for himself, Mr. Golden of Maine, Mr. Ezell, Mr. Tiffany, and
Mr. Van Orden) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight
limitations for certain logging vehicles, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Routes Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2.
Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``
(z) Certain Logging Vehicles.
at the end the following:
``
(z) Certain Logging Vehicles.--
``
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall waive, with respect
to a covered logging vehicle, the application of any vehicle
weight limit established under this section.
``
(2) Covered logging vehicle defined.--In this subsection,
the term `covered logging vehicle' means a vehicle that--
``
(A) is transporting raw or unfinished forest
products, including logs, pulpwood, biomass, or wood
chips;
``
(B) is traveling a distance not greater than 150
air miles on the Interstate from origin to a storage or
processing facility; and
``
(C) meets State legal weight tolerances and
vehicle configurations for transporting raw or
unfinished forest products within the State boundaries
in which the vehicle is operating.
``
(3) Application of weight tolerances.--The waiver in this
subsection shall only apply with respect to a State legal
weight tolerance in effect on the date of enactment of this
subsection.''.
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``
(z) Certain Logging Vehicles.--
``
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall waive, with respect
to a covered logging vehicle, the application of any vehicle
weight limit established under this section.
``
(2) Covered logging vehicle defined.--In this subsection,
the term `covered logging vehicle' means a vehicle that--
``
(A) is transporting raw or unfinished forest
products, including logs, pulpwood, biomass, or wood
chips;
``
(B) is traveling a distance not greater than 150
air miles on the Interstate from origin to a storage or
processing facility; and
``
(C) meets State legal weight tolerances and
vehicle configurations for transporting raw or
unfinished forest products within the State boundaries
in which the vehicle is operating.
``
(3) Application of weight tolerances.--The waiver in this
subsection shall only apply with respect to a State legal
weight tolerance in effect on the date of enactment of this
subsection.''.
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