BUSREGS21 Act
Latest action · Dec 18, 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.
- IntroducedDec 17, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Buses United for Safety, Regulatory Reform, and Enhanced Growth for the 21st Century Act or the BUSREGS21 Act
This bill addresses provisions related to passenger motor carriers, including school buses.
Among other matters, the bill
- prescribes requirements for, and limitations on, the use of Department of Transportation (DOT) motor coach carrier safety fitness determinations;
- exempts commercial motor coach drivers, motor coach carriers, and private school bus carriers from certain proposed regulations and requirements, including requirements related to obstructive sleep apnea, and the installation of speed limiting devices;
- requires DOT to establish a committee to modernize Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) regulations applicable to the operations of passenger motor carriers;
- requires the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study assessing the effects of FMCSA and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration regulations affecting certain small fleet motor carriers that were finalized in the preceding ten years;
- directs DOT to carry out a pilot program to compare the effectiveness of prescheduled inspections with random destination inspections on passenger motor carriers;
- prohibits DOT from promulgating any new regulatory mandates for motor coaches or school buses that are not based solely on sound data and science that will directly reduce crashes; and
- creates an incentive program for public transit agencies that contract with the private sector for fixed route bus transportation services.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
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 Dec 17, 2019 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Dec 18, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 18, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Dec 17, 2019Introduced in House
- Dec 17, 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. 204, December 17, 2019, page H10610.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Transportation to take actions to address issues affecting motorcoach and school bus operators, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- BUSREGS21 Act
- Buses United for Safety, Regulatory Reform, and Enhanced Growth for the 21st Century Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Advisory bodies
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Transportation
- Elementary and secondary education
- Government studies and investigations
- Licensing and registrations
- Motor carriers
- Public contracts and procurement
- Public transit
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation employees
- Transportation programs funding
- Transportation safety and security
- User charges and fees
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 17, 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.
