# 119-hr-7321: Towing Safety Act

119-hr-7321, Towing Safety Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Taylor, David J. [R-OH-2] (R-OH); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7321
- Congress: 119
- Title: Towing Safety Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-02-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Taylor, David J. [R-OH-2] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-04

## Summary

**Clarifies federal rules on the size and weight of heavy-duty tow and recovery vehicles to limit when and how much they can carry.** The bill redefines what counts as a covered tow operation, changes the weight measure to the combined gross vehicle weight rating, requires travel to stay within a single State for covered operations, and says axle weights and configurations must be safe for highway bridges as determined by the transportation agency with jurisdiction. - Tow and recovery operators will be measured by combined gross vehicle weight rating rather than gross vehicle weight and may face new caps on overall length and on how many vehicles they can haul when the towed combination complied with limits at the time and place of the incident. - State and local transportation agencies get explicit authority to decide whether axle weights and configurations can safely cross highway bridges along a tow route. - Emergency responders and vehicle owners get clearer scope for covered towing by defining covered operations to include responding to, returning from, or transporting a wrecked or disabled vehicle to the nearest appropriate repair facility or other location as directed by the agency with jurisdiction. The bill amends Section 127(m)(2) of Title 23 and Section 31111 of Title 49 of the United States Code.

## Provisions PRIA read

- New rules for heavy tow operators: mixed, low. If enacted, this bill would change federal rules for heavy-duty tow and recovery vehicles. It would define a covered heavy-duty tow and recovery vehicle as any vehicle transporting a wrecked or disabled vehicle from where it became wrecked or disabled to the nearest repair facility or other locatio…

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- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3898: PERMIT Act
- 119-hr-1163: Prove It Act
- 119-hr-9535: Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7321 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7321)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-3898: PERMIT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3898)
- [119-hr-1163: Prove It Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1163)
- [119-hr-9535: Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9535)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7321 (as of 2026-06-04).