S4669Referred to Committee

A bill to exempt stinger-steered combinations from a requirement to include warning flags on projecting loads.

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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
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Signed into Law
119th
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2026-06-03
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Deb Fischer
Deb Fischer
Republican · NE · Senator
Votes with party: 74.8% (826 recorded votes)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

2026-06-03

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Plain-English Summary

Trucks with stinger-steered trailers (a type of semi-truck with an extra axle in the rear) would no longer be required to display warning flags on cargo that sticks out beyond the vehicle's normal width or length. Currently, federal safety rules require all vehicles carrying projecting loads to mark them with flags so other drivers can see the hazard. This change would apply specifically to this particular truck configuration.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4669 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4669 To exempt stinger-steered combinations from a requirement to include warning flags on projecting loads. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 3, 2026 Mrs. Fischer (for herself and Mr. Peters) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To exempt stinger-steered combinations from a requirement to include warning flags on projecting loads. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN AUTOMOBILE TRANSPORTERS FROM REQUIREMENT TO INCLUDE WARNING FLAGS ON PROJECTING LOADS. (a) In General.--Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, section 393.87 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), shall not apply to a stinger-steered combination (as defined in section 658.5 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation)), that is transporting assembled highway vehicles. (b) Revision.-- (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall revise section 393.87 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to exempt from the requirements of that regulation stinger- steered combinations (as defined in section 658.5 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation)), that are transporting assembled highway vehicles. (2) Exemption.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Transportation shall carry out paragraph (1) without engaging in notice and comment or any other formal rulemaking process. <all>
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