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H.R. 2166

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Summary

H.R. 2166, the Safe Routes Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Mar 14, 2025 by Rep. Tony Wied (R) with 19 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, and last saw action on Mar 14, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Record

Text

H.R. 2166 has 19 co-sponsors.

hb2166/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 2166 IH: Safe Routes Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-03-14
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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.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2166  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 14, 2025   Mr. Wied  (for himself,  Mr. Golden of Maine ,  Mr. Ezell ,  Mr. Tiffany , and  Mr. Van Orden ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to 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 exemptions
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, with respect to a covered logging vehicle, the application of any vehicle weight limit established under this section.
(2)
Covered logging vehicle defined
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 not greater than 150 air miles on the Interstate from origin to a storage or processing facility; and
(C)
meets State legal weight tolerances and vehicle configurations for transporting raw or unfinished forest products within the State boundaries in which the vehicle is operating.
(3)
Application of weight tolerances
The waiver in this subsection shall only apply with respect to a State legal weight tolerance in effect on the date of enactment of this subsection.
 .

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-03-14
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Mar 14, 2025

hb2166/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (03/14/2025)

Safe Routes Act of 2025

This bill directs the Department of Transportation to waive vehicle weight limits for covered logging vehicles, thus allowing logging vehicles to travel on interstate highways in certain circumstances.

The term covered logging vehicle means a vehicle that (1) is transporting raw or unfinished forest products, including logs, pulpwood, biomass, or wood chips; (2) is traveling a distance not greater than 150 air miles on interstate highways from origin to a storage or processing facility; and (3) meets state legal weight tolerances and vehicle configurations for transporting raw or unfinished forest products within the state boundaries in which the vehicle is operating.

Sponsors

Rep. Tony Wied (R) sponsors H.R. 2166, and 19 members have co-sponsored it, 4 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 2166 went before 2 committees: Highways and Transit Subcommittee and Transportation and Infrastructure.

Highways and Transit Subcommittee
Highways and Transit Subcommittee
Referred to · Mar 14, 2025 · 174 Bills
Transportation and Infrastructure
Transportation and Infrastructure
Referred To · Mar 14, 2025 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2166 has taken 3 actions since Mar 14, 2025.

ChamberAction
Mar 14, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Mar 14, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Mar 14, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.Highways and Transit Subcommittee

Votes

H.R. 2166 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 2166 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
  • To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight limitations for certain logging vehicles, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 3 firms and 6 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2166 in 25 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Railroads, Transportation, Budget/Appropriations, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Environment/Superfund, Government Issues, Trade (domestic/foreign).

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
CSX CORPORATION—District of Columbia18—
COALITION AGAINST BIGGER TRUCKS—Virginia17—
NATIONAL RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE ASSOCIATIONrailroad trade associationDistrict of Columbia15$150K
RAILWAY ENGINEERING MAINTENANCE SUPPLIERS ASSOCIATIONRailway supplier trade associationDistrict of Columbia15—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
TGA ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC210$150K
CSX CORPORATION18—
COALITION AGAINST BIGGER TRUCKS17—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
MATTHEW GINSBERG1210
PATRICK EDMOND118
STEPHEN FLIPPIN118
EMILY DELUCA117
ASHLEY WIELAND115
THOMAS LIVINGSTON113

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CSX CORPORATIONCSX CORPORATION2025 third_quarter$1.4M3rd Quarter - Amendme…
CSX CORPORATIONCSX CORPORATION2025 second_quarter$1.4M2nd Quarter - Report
CSX CORPORATIONCSX CORPORATION2025 second_quarter$1.2M2nd Quarter - Amendme…
CSX CORPORATIONCSX CORPORATION2025 first_quarter$1.2M1st Quarter - Report
CSX CORPORATIONCSX CORPORATION2026 first_quarter$620K1st Quarter - Report
CSX CORPORATIONCSX CORPORATION2026 second_quarter$310K2nd Quarter - Report
CSX CORPORATIONCSX CORPORATION2025 fourth_quarter$251K4th Quarter - Report
CSX CORPORATIONCSX CORPORATION2025 third_quarter$143.6K3rd Quarter - Report
COALITION AGAINST BIGGER TRUCKSCOALITION AGAINST BIGGER TRUCKS2026 first_quarter$60K1st Quarter - Report
COALITION AGAINST BIGGER TRUCKSCOALITION AGAINST BIGGER TRUCKS2025 first_quarter$60K1st Quarter - Report
COALITION AGAINST BIGGER TRUCKSCOALITION AGAINST BIGGER TRUCKS2025 fourth_quarter$50K4th Quarter - Report
COALITION AGAINST BIGGER TRUCKSCOALITION AGAINST BIGGER TRUCKS2026 second_quarter$40K2nd Quarter - Report
COALITION AGAINST BIGGER TRUCKSCOALITION AGAINST BIGGER TRUCKS2025 second_quarter$37.1K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE ASSOCIATIONTGA ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC2026 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE ASSOCIATIONTGA ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC2025 fourth_quarter$30K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE ASSOCIATIONTGA ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC2025 third_quarter$30K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE ASSOCIATIONTGA ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC2025 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE ASSOCIATIONTGA ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC2025 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report
COALITION AGAINST BIGGER TRUCKSCOALITION AGAINST BIGGER TRUCKS2025 third_quarter$20K3rd Quarter - Report
RAILWAY ENGINEERING MAINTENANCE SUPPLIERS ASSOCIATIONTGA ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC2026 first_quarter—1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2166 under Transportation and Public Works, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2166’s is Transportation and Public Works.

hr2166/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

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 2166, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 49 (Friday, March 14, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WIED:H.R. 2166.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H1164]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com