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SHIP IT Act

USA118th CongressHR-471| House 
| Updated: 2/1/2023
Dusty Johnson

Dusty Johnson

Republican Representative

South Dakota

Cosponsors (13)
Barry Moore (Republican)Jared F. Golden (Democratic)Jake LaTurner (Republican)Brett Guthrie (Republican)Gabe Vasquez (Democratic)David Rouzer (Republican)Ronny Jackson (Republican)Glenn Grothman (Republican)John R. Moolenaar (Republican)Jim Costa (Democratic)Mark E. Amodei (Republican)David G. Valadao (Republican)Tracey Mann (Republican)

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Ways and Means Committee, Highways and Transit Subcommittee, Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Safer Highways and Increased Performance for Interstate Trucking Act or the SHIP IT Act This bill expands programs and special permits for trucks and truck drivers. Specifically, a state may issue a special permit for certain overweight vehicles based on a Presidential major disaster declaration or a Department of Transportation (DOT) declaration (1) of an emergency (including non-natural or financial), or (2) that the United States supply chain is having issues. Currently, a state may issue a special permit only based on a Presidential major disaster declaration. DOT must also, subject to the availability of funds, award competitive grants to construct or improve commercial vehicle parking facilities. Under the bill, the Department of Labor must provide Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act grants for entry level commercial motor vehicle driver training. The bill also establishes a limited tax credit, adjusted annually based on inflation, for eligible commercial driver's license holders. Further, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration must revise certain regulations related to commercial driver's license testing and permits, including to allow a third-party examiner to administer commercial driver's license tests. DOT must also establish a pilot program allowing states to issue permits for qualifying vehicles with six axles or more operating at greater than 80,000 pounds gross vehicle weight on a state's Interstate System. (Generally, the federal commercial vehicle weight limit is 80,000 pounds, with some exceptions.) The bill also exempts the battery weight from the gross vehicle weight for certain commercial motor vehicles powered primarily by electric battery power. Finally, existing driving time exemptions are expanded for truck drivers transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies within a 150-mile radius.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-7456
SHIP IT Act
Jan 24, 2023
Introduced in House
Jan 24, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 1, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-7456
    SHIP IT Act


  • January 24, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • January 24, 2023
    Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • February 1, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Transportation and Public Works

Related Bills

  • HR 118-2450: Strengthening Supply Chains Through Truck Driver Incentives Act of 2023
  • HR 118-3013: LICENSE Act of 2023
  • HR 118-3372: To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a safety data collection program for certain 6-axle vehicles, and for other purposes.

SHIP IT Act

USA118th CongressHR-471| House 
| Updated: 2/1/2023
Safer Highways and Increased Performance for Interstate Trucking Act or the SHIP IT Act This bill expands programs and special permits for trucks and truck drivers. Specifically, a state may issue a special permit for certain overweight vehicles based on a Presidential major disaster declaration or a Department of Transportation (DOT) declaration (1) of an emergency (including non-natural or financial), or (2) that the United States supply chain is having issues. Currently, a state may issue a special permit only based on a Presidential major disaster declaration. DOT must also, subject to the availability of funds, award competitive grants to construct or improve commercial vehicle parking facilities. Under the bill, the Department of Labor must provide Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act grants for entry level commercial motor vehicle driver training. The bill also establishes a limited tax credit, adjusted annually based on inflation, for eligible commercial driver's license holders. Further, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration must revise certain regulations related to commercial driver's license testing and permits, including to allow a third-party examiner to administer commercial driver's license tests. DOT must also establish a pilot program allowing states to issue permits for qualifying vehicles with six axles or more operating at greater than 80,000 pounds gross vehicle weight on a state's Interstate System. (Generally, the federal commercial vehicle weight limit is 80,000 pounds, with some exceptions.) The bill also exempts the battery weight from the gross vehicle weight for certain commercial motor vehicles powered primarily by electric battery power. Finally, existing driving time exemptions are expanded for truck drivers transporting agricultural commodities and farm supplies within a 150-mile radius.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-7456
SHIP IT Act
Jan 24, 2023
Introduced in House
Jan 24, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 1, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-7456
    SHIP IT Act


  • January 24, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • January 24, 2023
    Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • February 1, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Dusty Johnson

Dusty Johnson

Republican Representative

South Dakota

Cosponsors (13)
Barry Moore (Republican)Jared F. Golden (Democratic)Jake LaTurner (Republican)Brett Guthrie (Republican)Gabe Vasquez (Democratic)David Rouzer (Republican)Ronny Jackson (Republican)Glenn Grothman (Republican)John R. Moolenaar (Republican)Jim Costa (Democratic)Mark E. Amodei (Republican)David G. Valadao (Republican)Tracey Mann (Republican)

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Ways and Means Committee, Highways and Transit Subcommittee, Education and Workforce Committee

Transportation and Public Works

Related Bills

  • HR 118-2450: Strengthening Supply Chains Through Truck Driver Incentives Act of 2023
  • HR 118-3013: LICENSE Act of 2023
  • HR 118-3372: To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a safety data collection program for certain 6-axle vehicles, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted