[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8412 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8412

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 18, 2022

   Mr. Mast introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


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

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom to Haul Act''.

SEC. 2. VEHICLE WEIGHT LIMITATIONS-INTERSTATE SYSTEM.

    Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(x) Operation of Certain 5 Axle Tractors.--
            ``(1) In general.--A vehicle limited or prohibited under 
        this section from operating on a segment of the Interstate 
        System that is a 5 axle tractor combination vehicle may operate 
        on such a segment if such vehicle--
                    ``(A) has a gross vehicle weight of 97,000 pounds 
                or less;
                    ``(B) has 3 rear axles on the tractor of such 
                vehicle; and
                    ``(C) other than gross vehicle weight, complies 
                with the single axle, tandem axle, and bridge formula 
                limits set forth in subsection (a).
            ``(2) 5 axle tractor combination vehicle defined.--In this 
        subsection, the term `5 axle tractor combination vehicle' means 
        a combination vehicle consisting of--
                    ``(A) a 5 axle truck tractor; and
                    ``(B) a semitrailer.''.
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