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S. 1063

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 1063, the Safe Routes Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Mar 13, 2025 by Sen. Ron Johnson (R). It was referred to Environment And Public Works, and last saw action on Mar 13, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Record

Text

S. 1063 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

sb1063/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S1063 IS: Safe Routes Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-03-13
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 1063  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   March 13, 2025   Mr. Johnson  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Environment and Public Works    A BILL
To amend title 23, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Transportation to waive vehicle weight limitations for certain logging vehicles, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Safe Routes Act of 2025  .
2.
Vehicle weight exemption for certain logging vehicles
Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
(z)
Certain logging vehicles
(1)
In general
The Secretary shall waive, for a covered logging vehicle, the application of any vehicle weight limit established under this section.
(2)
Application of weight tolerances
The waiver under this subsection shall only apply with respect to a State legal weight tolerance in effect on the date of enactment of this subsection.
(3)
Definition of covered logging vehicle
In this subsection, the term  covered logging vehicle  means a vehicle that—
(A)
is transporting raw or unfinished forest products, including logs, pulpwood, biomass, or wood chips;
(B)
is traveling a distance of not more than 150 air miles on the Interstate System from the point of origin to a storage or processing facility; and
(C)
meets applicable State legal weight tolerances and vehicle configurations for transporting raw or unfinished forest products within the boundaries of each State in which the vehicle is operating.
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Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-03-13
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in Senate Mar 13, 2025

sb1063/introduced-in-senate.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in Senate (03/13/2025)

Sponsors

Sen. Ron Johnson (R) sponsors S. 1063 alone.

Ron Johnson

Sen. · R–WI · Sponsor

Committees

S. 1063 went before 1 committee: Environment and Public Works.

Environment and Public Works
Environment and Public Works
Referred To · Mar 13, 2025 · 257 Bills

Actions

S. 1063 has taken 2 actions since Mar 13, 2025.

ChamberAction
Mar 13, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Environment and Public Works Committee
Mar 13, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 1063 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 1063 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Safe Routes Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Safe Routes Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Transportation to waive vehicle weight limitations for certain logging vehicles, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 1063 under Transportation and Public Works, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 1063’s is Transportation and Public Works.

s1063/policy-areas.txt
Transportation and Public WorksAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationWater Resources Development

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