H.R. 2920

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2920 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2920

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.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 17, 2025

Mr. Crawford (for himself and Mr. Carbajal) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure

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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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Vehicle Axle Redistribution 
Increases Allow New Capacities for Efficiency Act'' or the ``VARIANCE 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DRY BULK AXLE WEIGHT VARIANCE.

Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
``(z) Dry Bulk Axle Weight Variance.--
``(1) Weight variance.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
of this section, except for the maximum gross vehicle weight 
limitation, a commercial motor vehicle transporting dry bulk 
goods may not exceed 110 percent of the maximum weight on any 
axle or axle group described in subsection (a), including any 
enforcement tolerance.
``(2) Dry bulk goods defined.--In this subsection, the term 
`dry bulk goods' means any homogeneous unmarked, unpackaged, 
nonliquid cargo being transported in a trailer specifically 
designed for that purpose.''.
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