Agricultural and Forestry Hauling Efficiency Act

Summary

Agricultural and Forestry Hauling Efficiency Act 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 to operate on interstate highways in Virginia. The term covered agricultural vehicle 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. Under current law, there is an 80,000 pound overall gross vehicle weight limit for interstate highways, 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.

Summary from the Congressional Research Service. How we handle summaries

Where it stands

Assigned to a committee for review.

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · U.S. House of Representatives

Your position on this bill

Choose the position closest to yours. You'll sign in or create an account to save it.

Cosponsors

Full history

1. Oct 10, 2025

   Introduced

   Introduced in U.S. House

   U.S. House

2. Feb 26, 2025

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H845)

   U.S. House

3. Feb 21, 2025

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   U.S. House of Representatives

4. Feb 21, 2025

   Referred to committee

   Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

   U.S. House of Representatives

5. Feb 21, 2025

   Referred to committee

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Read the record

• Read on Congress.gov (opens in a new tab) The official record on Congress.gov.