Congress 116 - HR 3959 - School Bus Safety Act of 2019

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Administrative law and regulatory procedures Child safety and welfare Department of Transportation Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Employment and training programs Fires Government studies and investigations Manufacturing Motor carriers Motor vehicles Roads and highways Transportation and Public Works Transportation employees Transportation safety and security Worker safety and health

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School Bus Safety Act of 2019

This bill addresses safety features for school buses.

Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to implement rules requiring school buses to include

a three-point safety belt at each designated seating position,
a fire suppression system which addresses engine fires,
a firewall that prohibits hazardous quantities of gas or flame to pass through the firewall from the engine compartment to the passenger compartment,
an automatic emergency braking system,
an event data recorder, and
an electronic stability control system.

DOT must also establish a grant program to assist local educational agencies to purchase school buses equipped with three-point safety belts or any of the other safety features under this bill and assist them in modifying existing school buses to be equipped with such features.

Actions

Jul 26, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jul 25, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 25, 2019

Introduced in House

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