Stop for School Buses Act of 2021
Latest action · Mar 18, 2021 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.
- IntroducedMar 17, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Stop for School Buses Act of 2021
This bill addresses safety measures and programs to prevent the illegal passing of school buses.
Specifically, the Department of Transportation must
- conduct a review of existing state laws and programs regarding the illegal passing of school buses;
- create a nationwide public safety campaign to highlight the dangers of illegally passing school buses;
- review and evaluate the effectiveness of various technologies to enhance school bus safety;
- review driver education materials in states to determine how the illegal passing of school buses is addressed; and
- research the connections between the illegal passing of school buses and other safety issues, including distracted driving.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 17, 2021 to Dec 16, 2021; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Mar 17, 2021 |
| D-NY | Antonio Delgado | Original | Mar 17, 2021 |
| R-MO | Billy Long | Original | Mar 17, 2021 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Mar 17, 2021 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Mar 17, 2021 |
| R-IN | James R. Baird | Original | Mar 17, 2021 |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Original | Mar 17, 2021 |
| R-NY | John Katko | Original | Mar 17, 2021 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Mar 17, 2021 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Original | Mar 17, 2021 |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Original | Mar 17, 2021 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Mar 17, 2021 |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Mar 18, 2021 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Apr 8, 2021 | |
| R-MN | Tom Emmer | Apr 8, 2021 |
Committees 2
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 Mar 17, 2021 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Mar 18, 2021 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Mar 17, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 18, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Mar 17, 2021Introduced in House
- Mar 17, 2021Referred 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.
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. 167, no. 50, March 17, 2021, page H1501.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Secretary of Transportation to review laws relating to the illegal passing of schoolbuses, execute a public safety messaging campaign related to illegal passing of schoolbuses, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Stop for School Buses Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 17, 2021Introduced 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.
