[fullwidth background_color=”” background_image=”” background_parallax=”none” enable_mobile=”no” parallax_speed=”0.3″ background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” video_url=”” video_aspect_ratio=”16:9″ video_webm=”” video_mp4=”” video_ogv=”” video_preview_image=”” overlay_color=”” overlay_opacity=”0.5″ video_mute=”yes” video_loop=”yes” fade=”no” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding_top=”20″ padding_bottom=”20″ padding_left=”0″ padding_right=”0″ hundred_percent=”no” equal_height_columns=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” menu_anchor=”” class=”” id=””][title size=”1″ content_align=”left” style_type=”underline solid” sep_color=”#000000″ margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” class=”” id=””]Amendment to allow heavier loads of livestock on the nation’s highways failed in House[/title][fusion_text]Thursday, November 5th 2015
An amendment to the House highway bill that would have allowed for heavier loads of livestock on the nation’s highways failed to receive congressional approval Wednesday after another truck weight limit amendment met a similar fate Tuesday night. The amendment introduced by Florida Republican Tom Rooney would have allowed states to issue permits allowing “the operation of vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of up to 95,000 pounds for the hauling of livestock.” It failed in a 185-240 vote on the House floor Wednesday afternoon. The House is working on a bill that would fund highway and transportation programs for six years. In July, the Senate passed something similar, and the two chambers are hoping to produce an agreement before Thanksgiving. The House is expected to continue debate on 81 amendments to the bill into the night and vote on final passage Thursday.
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