Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
This bill (DRIVE Act) would prohibit the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) from issuing any rule that requires vehicles with a gross vehicle weight over 26,000 pounds operating in interstate commerce to be fitted with a speed-limiting device set to a maximum speed.
It removes FMCSA authority to mandate such speed limiters but does not itself mandate any device settings or new requirements.
Modest chance to pass a receptive House; significant Senate hurdles and likely stakeholder pushback make final enactment uncertain.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a concise substantive policy measure that plainly prohibits the FMCSA Administrator from issuing rules requiring speed limiting devices on interstate vehicles over 26,000 pounds. The operative prohibition is clear but minimal.
Progressives stress safety and emissions benefits of speed limiters
Progressives stress safety and emissions benefits of speed limiters
Likely opposed.
Seen as a rollback of a potential safety regulation that could reduce crash severity and fatalities involving large trucks.
Viewed as limiting the agency's ability to adopt evidence-based safety measures.
Mixed view.
Balances safety benefits of speed limiters against costs and feasibility for diverse fleets.
Prefers more evidence, phased approaches, and targeted exemptions rather than a permanent broad prohibition.
Likely strongly supportive.
Frames the bill as limiting federal overreach, protecting trucking industry costs, and preserving operational flexibility for drivers and carriers.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
Still ahead
Still ahead
Modest chance to pass a receptive House; significant Senate hurdles and likely stakeholder pushback make final enactment uncertain.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressives stress safety and emissions benefits of speed limiters
Modest chance to pass a receptive House; significant Senate hurdles and likely stakeholder pushback make final enactment uncertain.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a concise substantive policy measure that plainly prohibits the FMCSA Administrator from issuing rules requiring speed limiting devices on interstate vehicles over…
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