{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-1487","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":1487,"title":"Agricultural and Forestry Hauling Efficiency Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-02-21","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"M001239","fullName":"Rep. McGuire, John [R-VA-5]","party":"R","state":"VA","district":5}],"cosponsorsCount":3,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-02-26","text":"Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H845)"},"policyArea":"Transportation and Public Works","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2025-02-26","text":"Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H845)","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-21","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-21","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-21","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-21","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Agricultural and Forestry Hauling Efficiency Act</strong></p><p>This bill allows Virginia to increase the vehicle weight limit for covered agricultural vehicles traveling on interstate highways to 90,000 pounds. Specifically, Virginia may provide a special permit for these covered agricultural vehicles&nbsp;to operate&nbsp;on interstate highways in Virginia.</p><p>The term&nbsp;<em>covered agricultural&nbsp;vehicle&nbsp;</em>means a vehicle that is transporting (1) unprocessed agricultural crops used for food, feed, or fiber; or (2) raw or unfinished forest products, including logs, pulpwood, rough-sawn green lumber, biomass, or wood chips.</p><p>Under current law, there is an&nbsp;80,000 pound overall gross vehicle weight limit&nbsp;for interstate highways,&nbsp;with exceptions. Virginia allows certain agricultural vehicles that do not exceed 90,000 pounds to travel on Virginia highways that are not part of the interstate highway system.</p>","updateDate":"2025-10-11T08:05:13Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":433,"ts":"2026-04-19T08:23:37.634Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Agricultural%20and%20Forestry%20Hauling%20Efficiency%20Act"}]}}