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HR2920Referred to Committee

VARIANCE Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-04-17
Introduced
6
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Eric A. "Rick" Crawford
Eric A. "Rick" Crawford
Republican · AR · Representative
Votes with party: 98.5% (539 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/C001087

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (6)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA-24)Original· 2025-04-17
  • Josh Harder (D-CA-9)· 2025-06-03
  • Morgan Luttrell (R-TX-8)· 2025-06-03
  • Tony Wied (R-WI-8)· 2025-06-20
  • Troy Balderson (R-OH-12)· 2025-10-08
  • Glenn Grothman (R-WI-6)· 2026-04-22

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

2025-04-17

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureReferred To · 2025-04-17

Previously

  • Transportation and Infrastructure CommitteeReferred To · 2025-04-17

Plain-English Summary

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.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Transportation and Public Works
Full bill text is not yet cached locally.
Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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