# 115-hr-4421: To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight limitations, and for other purposes.

115-hr-4421, To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight limitations, and for other purposes., is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4421
- Congress: 115
- Title: To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight limitations, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Introduced: 2017-11-16
- Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill allows a vehicle that is propelled exclusively by means of electric battery power to exceed the Interstate System vehicle weight limit by an amount that is equal to the difference between: (1) the weight of the vehicle attributable to the electric batteries and the vehicle's wiring system, and (2) the weight of a comparable diesel tank and fueling system. Current law caps the weight of a vehicle at 80,000 pounds. This bill allows an electric vehicle to have a maximum gross weight of 82,000 pounds.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL), 2017-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2017-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] (R-PA), 2017-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2018-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2018-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2018-03-13T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-4421 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4421)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4421 (as of 2025-11-18).