H.R. 2819 explained  ·  119th Congress  ·  Pending in Congress

DRIVE Act

Create a free account or sign in to follow H.R. 2819 and get alerts. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works Create a free account or sign in to follow the Transportation and Public Works policy area and get alerts. ▲ 558 days since action Sponsor: Josh Brecheen, OK-02, R → Congress.gov

Cosponsors: 22 (0 D, 22 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-11

Introduced: 2025-04-10

Latest action (2025-04-10): Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

What H.R. 2819 does, in plain terms

Deregulating Restrictions on Interstate Vehicles and Eighteen-wheelers Act or the DRIVE Act This bill prohibits the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) from issuing any rule or regulation to require vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight of more than 26,000 pounds and are operating in interstate commerce 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.

Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.

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