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H.R. 8673

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 8673, to exempt stinger-steered combinations from a requirement to include warning flags on projecting loads, was introduced in the House on May 7, 2026 by Rep. Tom Barrett (R). It was referred to Transportation And Infrastructure, and last saw action on May 7, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Record

Text

H.R. 8673 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb8673/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 8673 IH: To exempt stinger-steered combinations from a requirement to include warning flags on projecting loads.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-05-07
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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  2d Session  H. R. 8673  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 7, 2026   Mr. Barrett  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
To exempt stinger-steered combinations from a requirement to include warning flags on projecting loads.
1.
Exemption of certain automobile transporters from requirement to include warning flags on projecting loads
(a)
In general
Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, section 393.87 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), shall not apply to a stinger-steered combination (as defined in section 658.5 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation)), that is transporting assembled highway vehicles.
(b)
Revision
(1)
In general
As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall revise section 393.87 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to exempt from the requirements of that regulation stinger-steered combinations (as defined in section 658.5 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation)), that are transporting assembled highway vehicles.
(2)
Exemption
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Transportation shall carry out paragraph (1) without engaging in notice and comment or any other formal rulemaking process.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2026-05-07
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To exempt stinger-steered combinations from a requirement to include warning flags on projecting loads.

Sponsors

Rep. Tom Barrett (R) sponsors H.R. 8673 alone.

Tom Barrett

Rep. · R–MI-7 · Sponsor

Committees

H.R. 8673 went before 1 committee: Transportation and Infrastructure.

Transportation and Infrastructure
Transportation and Infrastructure
Referred To · May 7, 2026 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8673 has taken 2 actions since May 7, 2026.

ChamberAction
May 7, 2026
House
Introduced in House
May 7, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

Votes

H.R. 8673 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 8673, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 8673 goes by 2 titles.

  • To exempt stinger-steered combinations from a requirement to include warning flags on projecting loads. — Display Title
  • To exempt stinger-steered combinations from a requirement to include warning flags on projecting loads. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 121 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8673 in 8 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 Budget/Appropriations, Environment/Superfund, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Small Business, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Torts, Trade (domestic/foreign), Aerospace.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.—District of Columbia17—
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.17—
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 121.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ABELARDO TORRES117
ANDREA PORWOLL117
ASHLEY GUM117
BRADLEY WATTS117
BRINCE MANNING117
BROOKE MILLER117
CASSIA CARVALHO117
CHAD WHITEMAN117
CHANTEL SHEAKS117
CHRISTOPHER CRENSHAW117
CHRISTOPHER EYLER117
CHRISTOPHER GUITH117
CHRISTOPHER ROBERTI117
CLARK JACKSON117
DAN BYERS117
ERIN DELANEY117
ESPERANZA JELALIAN117
FOXHALL PARKER117
GARY LITMAN117
GERSON ("CHUCK") CHAITOVITZ117

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 first_quarter$19.8M1st Quarter - Amendme…
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 first_quarter$19.8M1st Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 second_quarter$19.3M2nd Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 first_quarter$19.3M1st Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 fourth_quarter$18M4th Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 second_quarter$17M2nd Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 third_quarter$13.7M3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONSAMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS2026 second_quarter$720K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8673 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. 8673’s is Transportation and Public Works.

hr8673/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. 8673, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 78 (Thursday, May 7, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BARRETT:H.R. 8673.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H3342]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com