119th Congress Transportation and Public Works
S. 1696: DRIVE Act
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Summary
This bill prohibits the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) from issuing any rule or regulation to require a commercial motor vehicle 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.
A commercial motor vehicle includes a vehicle operating in interstate commerce that (1) has a gross vehicle weight of 10,001 pounds or more, (2) is designed or used to transport more than 8 passengers for compensation, (3) is designed or used to transport more than 15 passengers and is not used to transport passengers for compensation, or (4) is used to transport certain quantities of hazardous materials.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
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Amendments
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Cosponsors
- Ted Budd R-NCOriginal
- Michael Crapo R-IDOriginal
- Kevin Cramer R-NDOriginal
- Joni Ernst R-IAOriginal
- Mike Lee R-UTOriginal
- James Risch R-IDOriginal
- Tim Sheehy R-MTOriginal
- Bernie Moreno R-OH
- Mike Rounds R-SD
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Steve Daines.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.


