[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2108 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2108

  To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish an axle weight 
 variance for certain commercial motor vehicles transporting dry bulk 
                     goods, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 18, 2025

  Mr. Ricketts (for himself and Mr. Schiff) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment 
                            and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish an axle weight 
 variance for certain commercial motor vehicles transporting dry bulk 
                     goods, 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 ``Vehicle Axle Redistribution 
Increases Allow New Capacities for Efficiency Act'' or the ``VARIANCE 
Act''.

SEC. 2. AXLE WEIGHT VARIANCE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF DRY BULK GOODS.

    Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(z) Axle Weight Variance for the Transportation of Dry Bulk 
Goods.--
            ``(1) Definition of dry bulk goods.--In this subsection, 
        the term `dry bulk goods' means a homogeneous, unmarked, 
        unpackaged, nonliquid cargo being transported in a trailer 
        specifically designed for that purpose.
            ``(2) Weight variance.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
        of this section, except for the maximum gross vehicle weight 
        limitation, a commercial motor vehicle transporting dry bulk 
        goods may not exceed 110 percent of the maximum weight on any 
        axle or axle group described in subsection (a), including any 
        enforcement tolerance.''.
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