SECURES Act of 2019
Latest action · May 17, 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.
- IntroducedMay 16, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Secure Every Child Under the Right Equipment Standards Act of 2019 or the SECURES Act of 2019
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking on new federal standards for school bus seat belt requirements on all school buses, regardless of gross vehicle weight rating.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 16, 2019 to Jun 24, 2019; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Original | May 16, 2019 |
| R-NY | Tom Reed | Original | May 16, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Jun 24, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Jun 24, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Tom Malinowski | Jun 24, 2019 |
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 May 16, 2019 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred May 17, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 17, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- May 16, 2019Introduced in House
- May 16, 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. 82, May 16, 2019, page H3925.
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. 116-29 | EXAMINING THE FEDERAL ROLE IN IMPROVING SCHOOLBUS SAFETY109 pages | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Jul 25, 2019 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1818 | SECURES Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jun 12, 2019 |
| HR 5984 | SECURES Act of 2018 | Reintroduction of | May 30, 2018 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Secretary of Transportation to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking concerning seat belts on school buses, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- SECURES Act of 2019
- Secure Every Child Under the Right Equipment Standards 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.
- May 16, 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.
