To amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize a hydrogen powered vehicle to exceed certain weight limits on the Interstate Highway System, and for other purposes.
This bill amends federal highway regulations to allow hydrogen fuel cell vehicles to exceed standard weight limits on interstate highways. It directly affects manufacturers and operators of hydrogen-powered vehicles by removing a current barrier related to their heavier fuel systems. The key change adds hydrogen fuel cell vehicles to the list of vehicle types (previously limited to gas and electric battery vehicles) eligible for the weight exemption, specifying vehicles "fueled primarily by hydrogen fuel cells" or using a combination of such power sources. This adjustment facilitates the use of hydrogen vehicles on interstate routes without requiring separate weight exemptions.
Bill status
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Introduction
May 2023
Committee Review
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Introduced May 17, 2023
Last action Sep 26, 2023
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Sep 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-217.
lower
May 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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May 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Discharged.
lower
May 18, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
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May 17, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
lower
May 17, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Greg Stanton
DDemocratic
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