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H.R. 2920

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 2920, the VARIANCE Act, was introduced in the House on Apr 17, 2025 by Rep. Eric Crawford (R) with 6 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, and last saw action on Apr 17, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Record

Text

H.R. 2920 has 6 co-sponsors.

hb2920/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 2920 IH: Vehicle Axle Redistribution Increases Allow New Capacities for Efficiency Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-04-17
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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. 2920  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 17, 2025   Mr. Crawford  (for himself and  Mr. Carbajal ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish an axle weight variance for certain commercial motor vehicles transporting dry bulk goods, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Vehicle Axle Redistribution Increases Allow New Capacities for Efficiency Act   or the   VARIANCE Act  .
2.
Dry bulk axle weight variance
Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
(z)
Dry bulk axle weight variance
(1)
Weight variance
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, except for the maximum gross vehicle weight limitation, a commercial motor vehicle transporting dry bulk goods may not exceed 110 percent of the maximum weight on any axle or axle group described in subsection (a), including any enforcement tolerance.
(2)
Dry bulk goods defined
In this subsection, the term  dry bulk goods  means any homogeneous unmarked, unpackaged, nonliquid cargo being transported in a trailer specifically designed for that purpose.
 .

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-04-17
  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 Apr 17, 2025

hb2920/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (04/17/2025)

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Eric Crawford (R) sponsors H.R. 2920, and 6 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 2920 went before 2 committees: Highways and Transit Subcommittee and Transportation and Infrastructure.

Highways and Transit Subcommittee
Highways and Transit Subcommittee
Referred to · Apr 17, 2025 · 174 Bills
Transportation and Infrastructure
Transportation and Infrastructure
Referred To · Apr 17, 2025 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2920 has taken 3 actions since Apr 17, 2025.

ChamberAction
Apr 17, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Apr 17, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Apr 17, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.Highways and Transit Subcommittee

Votes

H.R. 2920 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 2920 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • VARIANCE Act — Display Title
  • VARIANCE Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Vehicle Axle Redistribution Increases Allow New Capacities for Efficiency Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish an axle weight variance for certain commercial motor vehicles transporting dry bulk goods, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

5 clients hired 5 firms and 34 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2920 in 20 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 Transportation, Trade (domestic/foreign), Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Budget/Appropriations, Environment/Superfund, Roads/Highway, Trucking/Shipping, Clean Air and Water (quality).

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL—District of Columbia15—
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS—District of Columbia15—
COALITION AGAINST BIGGER TRUCKS—Virginia15—
THE FERTILIZER INSTITUTE—Virginia14—
ZERO EMISSION TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL15—
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS15—
COALITION AGAINST BIGGER TRUCKS15—
THE FERTILIZER INSTITUTE14—
ZERO EMISSION TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 34.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ALEXANDRA ROSEN115
BOOTH JAMESON115
CHRIS JAHN115
DANIEL HILTON115
DARRIN ROTH115
EMILY DELUCA115
HENRY HANSCOM115
JILL BRUBAKER115
JONATHAN EISEN115
JULIA CONVERTINI115
KIMBERLY WHITE115
KYLE PARKER115
MICHAEL HAMILTON115
MIKE MATOUSEK115
NATHAN MEHRENS115
ROBERT FLAGG115
ROSS EISENBERG115
RYAN JACKSON115
SEAN GARCIA115
WILLIAM SEHESTEDT115

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCILAMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL2025 fourth_quarter$6.8M4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCILAMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL2025 second_quarter$4.4M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCILAMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL2026 first_quarter$3.8M1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCILAMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL2025 third_quarter$3.5M3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCILAMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL2026 second_quarter$2.6M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONSAMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS2025 second_quarter$740K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONSAMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS2026 second_quarter$720K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONSAMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS2026 first_quarter$620K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONSAMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS2025 third_quarter$620K3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONSAMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS2025 fourth_quarter$560K4th Quarter - Report
THE FERTILIZER INSTITUTETHE FERTILIZER INSTITUTE2026 second_quarter$316.8K2nd Quarter - Report
THE FERTILIZER INSTITUTETHE FERTILIZER INSTITUTE2025 fourth_quarter$314.9K4th Quarter - Report
THE FERTILIZER INSTITUTETHE FERTILIZER INSTITUTE2025 third_quarter$243.3K3rd Quarter - Report
THE FERTILIZER INSTITUTETHE FERTILIZER INSTITUTE2026 first_quarter$223.5K1st Quarter - Report
ZERO EMISSION TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATIONZERO EMISSION TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$110K4th Quarter - Report
COALITION AGAINST BIGGER TRUCKSCOALITION AGAINST BIGGER TRUCKS2026 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
COALITION AGAINST BIGGER TRUCKSCOALITION AGAINST BIGGER TRUCKS2025 third_quarter$20K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2920 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. 2920’s is Transportation and Public Works.

hr2920/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. 2920, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 67 (Thursday, April 17, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CRAWFORD:H.R. 2920.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H1613]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com