What This Bill Does · Plain English
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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 vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight of more than 26,000 pounds and are operating in interstate commerce 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.
Action Timeline
2025-04-10
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
2025-04-10
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2025-04-10
Introduced in House
2025-04-10
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.2819 pass?
HR.2819 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 28%.
What does HR.2819 do?
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 vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight of more than 26,000 pounds and are operating in interstate commerce 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.
Who sponsored HR.2819?
HR.2819 was sponsored by Josh Brecheen (R-Oklahoma).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 2819 IH: Deregulating Restrictions on Interstate Vehicles and Eighteen-wheelers Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-04-10 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2819 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 10, 2025 Mr. Brecheen (for himself, Mr. Bost , Mr. Stauber , Mr. Ogles , Ms. Hageman , Mr. Burlison , Mr. Feenstra , Mr. Finstad , Mr. Nunn of Iowa , Mr. Van Orden , Mr. Johnson of South Dakota , Mr. Higgins of Louisiana , Mr. Zinke , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Donalds , Mr. Babin , Mr. Cloud , Mr. Valadao , Mr. Sessions , and Mr. Moran ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To prohibit the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration from issuing a rule or regulation requiring certain vehicles to be equipped with speed limiting devices, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Deregulating Restrictions on Interstate Vehicles and Eighteen-wheelers Act or the DRIVE Act . 2. Prohibition on requiring speed limiting devices Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration may not issue any rule or regulation to require vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of more than 26,000 pounds operating in interstate commerce to be equipped with a speed limiting device set to a maximum speed.
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