3.0.0 1487 2025-10-11T08:05:13Z 2025-10-11T08:05:13Z House H HR 2025-02-21 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1487 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 35 (Friday, February 21, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. McGUIRE:H.R. 1487.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8[Page H730]</pre> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee Referred to 2025-02-21T22:26:12Z Referred To 2025-02-21T20:35:00Z 2025-02-26 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H845) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2025-02-21 hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Committee 2025-02-21 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2025-02-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-02-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001239 Rep. McGuire, John [R-VA-5] John McGuire R VA J. 5 N W000804 Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] Robert Wittman R VA J. 1 2025-02-21 True V000138 Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] Eugene Vindman D VA Simon 7 2025-06-11 False G000568 Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] H. Griffith R VA Morgan 9 2025-10-10 False Transportation and Public Works Transportation and Public Works 2025-03-14T18:38:44Z

00 2025-02-21 Introduced in House 2025-04-14T13:11:17Z <p><strong>Agricultural and Forestry Hauling Efficiency Act</strong></p><p>This bill allows Virginia to increase the vehicle weight limit for covered agricultural vehicles traveling on interstate highways to 90,000 pounds. Specifically, Virginia may provide a special permit for these covered agricultural vehicles&nbsp;to operate&nbsp;on interstate highways in Virginia.</p><p>The term&nbsp;<em>covered agricultural&nbsp;vehicle&nbsp;</em>means a vehicle that is transporting (1) unprocessed agricultural crops used for food, feed, or fiber; or (2) raw or unfinished forest products, including logs, pulpwood, rough-sawn green lumber, biomass, or wood chips.</p><p>Under current law, there is an&nbsp;80,000 pound overall gross vehicle weight limit&nbsp;for interstate highways,&nbsp;with exceptions. Virginia allows certain agricultural vehicles that do not exceed 90,000 pounds to travel on Virginia highways that are not part of the interstate highway system.</p>

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