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Union Calendar No. 789 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2948 
[Report No. 118–937] 
To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to the operation of 
certain specialized hauling vehicles on the Interstate System, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 27, 2023 
Mr. GOODEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. MAST, and Mr. BEAN of Florida) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure 
DECEMBER 19, 2024 
Additional sponsors: Mr. STEUBE and Mr. EDWARDS 
DECEMBER 19, 2024 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Carrying Automobiles 
Responsibly and Safely Act’’ or the ‘‘CARS Act’’. 
SEC. 2. OPERATION OF CERTAIN SPECIALIZED HAULING 
VEHICLES ON INTERSTATE. 
Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(x) OPERATION OF CERTAIN SPECIALIZED HAUL-
ING VEHICLES ON THE INTERSTATE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State may not prohibit 
the operation of a stinger-steered combination auto-
mobile transporter with a gross weight of 88,000 
pounds or less on— 
‘‘(A) any segment of the Interstate System 
(except a system exempted under section 
31111(f) of title 49); or 
‘‘(B) the classes of qualifying Federal-aid 
primary highways designated by the Secretary 
under section 31111(e) of title 49. 
‘‘(2) REASONABLE
ACCESS.—No State may 
enact or enforce a law denying reasonable access to 
stinger-steered combination automobile transporters, 
to and from highways described in paragraph (1), to 
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loading or unloading points or facilities for food, 
fuel, repair, and rest. 
‘‘(3) AXLE WEIGHT TOLERANCE.—A State shall 
allow a stinger-steered combination automobile 
transporter an increase of not more than 10 percent 
on the axle weight limitations set forth in subsection 
(a). 
‘‘(4) STINGER-STEERED
COMBINATION
AUTO-
MOBILE
TRANSPORTER
DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘stinger-steered combination auto-
mobile transporter’ means a truck tractor semitrailer 
wherein the fifth wheel is located on a drop frame 
located behind and below the rear-most axle of the 
power unit.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 789 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2948 
[Report No. 118–937] 
A BILL 
To amend title 23, United States Code, with re-
spect to the operation of certain specialized haul-
ing vehicles on the Interstate System, and for 
other purposes. 
DECEMBER 19, 2024 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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