Green Bus Act of 2019
Latest action · Apr 10, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 9, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Green Bus Act of 2019
This bill requires all buses purchased or leased with Federal Transit Administration funds to be zero-emission beginning on October 1, 2029.
The Department of Transportation (DOT) must issue an annual best practices report on zero-emission bus programs to help states and transit agencies implement zero-emission bus fleets.
The bill reauthorizes through FY2029 specific programs related to low or no emission vehicles and components.
DOT must give preference in awarding grants under the low or no emission program to transit agencies who have completed a full fleet transition plan.
Cosponsors 38
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 9, 2019 to Apr 7, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Katie Hill | May 9, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | May 15, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | May 21, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | May 22, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | May 24, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | May 24, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | May 28, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Harley Rouda | May 30, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jun 3, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Jun 10, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jun 10, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Jul 11, 2019 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Jul 17, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Jul 25, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Aug 9, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Aug 13, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Aug 13, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Aug 16, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Sep 9, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Sep 10, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Sep 19, 2019 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Oct 8, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Oct 22, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Oct 22, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Jan 27, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Jan 27, 2020 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jan 28, 2020 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Feb 3, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Feb 10, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Feb 25, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Feb 27, 2020 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Mar 3, 2020 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Mar 3, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Mar 4, 2020 | |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Apr 7, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Apr 9, 2019 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Apr 10, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 10, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Apr 9, 2019Introduced in House
- Apr 9, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 61, April 9, 2019, page H3218.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-14 | MEMBER DAY97 pages | Select Committee on the Climate Crisis | Nov 14, 2019 |
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46864 | Alternative Fuels and Vehicles: Legislative Proposals Archived | Report | Jul 28, 2021 |
| R46191 | Reauthorization of the Federal Public Transportation Program Archived | Report | May 5, 2021 |
| R45747 | Vehicle Electrification: Federal and State Issues Affecting Deployment Archived | Report | Jun 3, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require any bus purchased for use in public transportation with funds provided by the Federal Transit Administration to be a zero-emission bus, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Green Bus Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 9, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
