H.R. 2920: VARIANCE Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-04-17 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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VARIANCE Act

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Vehicle Axle Redistribution Increases Allow New Capacities for Efficiency Act or the VARIANCE Act This bill allows commercial motor vehicles transporting dry bulk goods to operate on the Interstate Highway System with up to 110% of the maximum authorized weight on any axle or axle group.

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VARIANCE Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] · 6 cosponsors

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Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Morgan Luttrell (R-TX), Josh Harder (D-CA), Tony Wied (R-WI), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Glenn Grothman (R-WI)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] reported raising $1.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr2920.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr2920 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills