# 116-hr-5692: To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to modify the gross combination weight rating of a vehicle covered under Group B, and for other purposes.

116-hr-5692, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to modify the gross combination weight rating of a vehicle covered under Group B, and for other purposes., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] (R-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5692
- Congress: 116
- Title: To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to modify the gross combination weight rating of a vehicle covered under Group B, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Introduced: 2020-01-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill directs the Department of Transportation to revise its regulations to increase the gross combination weight rating for a single commercial motor vehicle covered under Group B (Heavy Straight Vehicle) to 30,001 pounds. Currently, the gross combination weight rating for a single vehicle under Group B is 26,001 pounds or more.

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8896: AOC Act
- 116-hr-8870: To repeal the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.
- 116-hr-8757: BRICKS Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8657: Emergency Savings Accounts Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8656: Small Business Emergency Savings Accounts Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8601: Payer State Transparency Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-5692 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5692)

## Related
- [116-hr-8896: AOC Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8896)
- [116-hr-8870: To repeal the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8870)
- [116-hr-8757: BRICKS Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8757)
- [116-hr-8657: Emergency Savings Accounts Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8657)
- [116-hr-8656: Small Business Emergency Savings Accounts Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8656)
- [116-hr-8601: Payer State Transparency Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8601)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5692 (as of 2025-11-18).