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H.R. 4421: To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight limitations, and for other purposes.

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H.R. 4421: To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight limitations, and for other purposes.

115th Congress · introduced 2017-11-16 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-11-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight limitations, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

This bill allows a vehicle that is propelled exclusively by means of electric battery power to exceed the Interstate System vehicle weight limit by an amount that is equal to the difference between: (1) the weight of the vehicle attributable to the electric batteries and the vehicle's wiring system, and (2) the weight of a comparable diesel tank and fueling system. Current law caps the weight of a vehicle at 80,000 pounds. This bill allows an electric vehicle to have a maximum gross weight of 82,000 pounds.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight limitations, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] · 6 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] reported raising $721,776 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Bill
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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr4421 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115