I think you are poking the wrong bear. I do not believe any congress person has much weight on state DMV rules. When you ask someone for something they may want more than one vote, so they will try to figure out what is best for them. If we poke a bear... and messing with a government person is poking a bear (has nothing to right or wrong) they act litigious and self serving. They will always take the route of best for them. So, I would try to get a group of people together in VA. If the group is large enough, fun loving, and a good group of voters then bring in State Senators and Delegates and have a good time with them and make your case. Otherwise we will fail.
The VA DMV will be sending letters out revoking Humvee plates soon. I have the decision letter in my inbox, it is referencing another person who poked this bear with an "Off Road Use Only" Humvee. The DMV is trying to make a statewide revocation of plates based on that decision. That decision is wrong, and I have to do something about it.
I don't like getting too personal here... but I'm a young guy with a new marriage. I've dreamed of owning this vehicle since I was 10. We sacrificed quite a bit and made a nearly $30,000 purchase on something I did all of my homework on for 21 years. Govplanet and the DMV all gave me the green light, and I can prove it. Govplanet lived up to their end of the bargain. The DMV screwed up. The DMV is trying to make that vehicle worthless to me on bad information.
I cannot let that stand. If I was talking to them without my congressman, they would have continued to block me and not let me talk to the people making the decisions just like they have already done. Now that my congressman is involved, I'm expecting a call from the DMV commissioner's assistant on this matter any second. To me, that's what has to happen to fix this for anyone. The only way this gets stopped is if I can prove to the commissioner that this vehicle IS defined as an NHTSA motor vehicle, that it is exempt from the FMVSS, and that's where it ends for me.
There are four ways this ends:
1) The DMV ceases the revocation of plates and recognizes Humvees as motor vehicles as defined in federal code. At the very least, they grant an exception to vehicles with no history of "Off Road Use Only" wording. They have to pass the Virginia Safety Inspection as defined by Virginia Code like any other vehicle. The DMV issues a letter stating that.
2) DMV declines option 1. My state congressman agrees with me and steps in and fixes it.
3) DMV declines option 1, and my congressman agrees with the DMV's ruling. I start calling for lawyers and sue the DMV for damages based on them giving me bad information.
4) #1, #2, and #3 don't work and I have to sell my dream vehicle to someone, most likely out of state.