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CARS Act

USA118th CongressHR-2948| House 
| Updated: 12/19/2024
Lance Gooden

Lance Gooden

Republican Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (4)
Aaron Bean (Republican)Brian J. Mast (Republican)W. Gregory Steube (Republican)Chuck Edwards (Republican)

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Highways and Transit Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Carrying Automobiles Responsibly and Safely Act or the CARS Act This bill allows for the operation on the Interstate System of certain automobile transporters with a gross vehicle weight that is 10% above the current weight limit. Specifically, the bill prohibits a state from barring the operation of a stinger-steered combination automobile transporter with a gross weight of 88,000 pounds or less on the Interstate System or specific federal-aid highways. The current weight limit is 80,000 pounds. A stinger-steered combination automobile transporter is a truck tractor semitrailer wherein the fifth wheel is located on a drop frame located behind and below the rear-most axle of the power unit. Further, a state is prohibited from enacting or enforcing a law that denies these automobile transporters reasonable access from highways to loading or unloading points or facilities for food, fuel, repair, and rest.

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Timeline
Apr 27, 2023
Introduced in House
Apr 27, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Apr 28, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
May 23, 2023
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 29.
May 23, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
May 23, 2023
Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Discharged
Dec 19, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 789.
Dec 19, 2024
Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-937.
  • April 27, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • April 27, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.


  • April 28, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.


  • May 23, 2023
    Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 29.


  • May 23, 2023
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held


  • May 23, 2023
    Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Discharged


  • December 19, 2024
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 789.


  • December 19, 2024
    Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-937.

Transportation and Public Works

Motor carriersMotor vehiclesRoads and highways

CARS Act

USA118th CongressHR-2948| House 
| Updated: 12/19/2024
Carrying Automobiles Responsibly and Safely Act or the CARS Act This bill allows for the operation on the Interstate System of certain automobile transporters with a gross vehicle weight that is 10% above the current weight limit. Specifically, the bill prohibits a state from barring the operation of a stinger-steered combination automobile transporter with a gross weight of 88,000 pounds or less on the Interstate System or specific federal-aid highways. The current weight limit is 80,000 pounds. A stinger-steered combination automobile transporter is a truck tractor semitrailer wherein the fifth wheel is located on a drop frame located behind and below the rear-most axle of the power unit. Further, a state is prohibited from enacting or enforcing a law that denies these automobile transporters reasonable access from highways to loading or unloading points or facilities for food, fuel, repair, and rest.

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Timeline
Apr 27, 2023
Introduced in House
Apr 27, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Apr 28, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
May 23, 2023
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 29.
May 23, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
May 23, 2023
Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Discharged
Dec 19, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 789.
Dec 19, 2024
Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-937.
  • April 27, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • April 27, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.


  • April 28, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.


  • May 23, 2023
    Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 29.


  • May 23, 2023
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held


  • May 23, 2023
    Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Discharged


  • December 19, 2024
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 789.


  • December 19, 2024
    Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-937.
Lance Gooden

Lance Gooden

Republican Representative

Texas

Cosponsors (4)
Aaron Bean (Republican)Brian J. Mast (Republican)W. Gregory Steube (Republican)Chuck Edwards (Republican)

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Highways and Transit Subcommittee

Transportation and Public Works

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Motor carriersMotor vehiclesRoads and highways