Plain Language Summary
# DRIVE Act Summary **What the Bill Would Do** The DRIVE Act would prevent the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) from requiring large trucks and commercial vehicles—those weighing more than 26,000 pounds that travel across state lines—to be equipped with speed-limiting devices. The FMCSA had begun considering such a requirement in 2022, and this bill would block any rule based on that proposal from being implemented. **Who It Affects and Current Status** The bill primarily affects trucking companies and commercial vehicle operators who transport goods interstate.
Supporters argue that removing potential speed-limiting requirements gives truckers more operational flexibility, while safety advocates have previously suggested that speed limiters could reduce accidents and fatalities. The bill is currently in committee and has not yet been voted on by the full House of Representatives.
CRS Official Summary
Deregulating Restrictions on Interstate Vehicles and Eighteen-wheelers Act or the DRIVE ActThis bill prohibits the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) from issuing any rule or regulation to require vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight of more than 26,000 pounds and are operating in interstate commerce to be equipped with a speed limiting device set to a maximum speed. The FMCSA issued an advance notice of supplemental proposed rulemaking on this subject on May 4, 2022.
Latest Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.