# 119-hr-8673: To exempt stinger-steered combinations from a requirement to include warning flags on projecting loads.

119-hr-8673, To exempt stinger-steered combinations from a requirement to include warning flags on projecting loads., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7] (R-MI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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- As of: 2026-09-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8673
- Congress: 119
- Title: To exempt stinger-steered combinations from a requirement to include warning flags on projecting loads.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7] (R-MI)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Creates an exemption from the warning-flag requirement in 49 C.F.R. 393.87 for stinger-steered combinations carrying assembled highway vehicles.** The bill would require the Secretary of Transportation to revise section 393.87 to exempt those stinger-steered combinations as defined in 23 C.F.R. 658.5. The exemption would apply only to the warning-flag rule for projecting loads. The bill would also require the Secretary to make that regulatory change without using notice-and-comment or other formal rulemaking.

## Provisions PRIA read

- No warning flags for certain car haulers: benefit, low. This bill would exempt stinger-steered combinations hauling assembled highway vehicles from the warning-flag requirement. Operators would not have to place warning flags on projecting loads under 49 C.F.R. §393.87. The Secretary of Transportation would be required to revise §393.87 as soon as pract…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-8673 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8673)

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- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
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- [119-hr-353: Family First Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-353)
- [119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-833)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8673 (as of 2026-09-21).