To improve the safety of school buses, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-2160| House
| Updated: 4/28/2017
Charlie Crist
Democratic Representative
Florida
Cosponsors (1)
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Highways and Transit Subcommittee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee, Education and Workforce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Best to Use Safety Belts Act of 2017 or the BUS Act of 2017 This bill prohibits a person from manufacturing for sale, selling, introducing into interstate commerce, or importing into the United States a school bus that is not equipped with lap and shoulder belts for each passenger. A violation of this requirement shall be treated as a violation of a federal motor vehicle safety standard. The Department of Transportation (DOT) shall establish a program to provide school buses with seat belts and other safety features, under which DOT may make a competitive grant to a state educational agency and a local educational agency to: (1) retrofit a school bus with seat belts, or (2) make another safety upgrade to a school bus that demonstrably decreases the risk of injury or death to students in the event of an impact or rollover.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Transportation and Public Works
Child safety and welfareEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationMotor vehiclesTrade restrictionsTransportation programs fundingTransportation safety and security
To improve the safety of school buses, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-2160| House
| Updated: 4/28/2017
Best to Use Safety Belts Act of 2017 or the BUS Act of 2017 This bill prohibits a person from manufacturing for sale, selling, introducing into interstate commerce, or importing into the United States a school bus that is not equipped with lap and shoulder belts for each passenger. A violation of this requirement shall be treated as a violation of a federal motor vehicle safety standard. The Department of Transportation (DOT) shall establish a program to provide school buses with seat belts and other safety features, under which DOT may make a competitive grant to a state educational agency and a local educational agency to: (1) retrofit a school bus with seat belts, or (2) make another safety upgrade to a school bus that demonstrably decreases the risk of injury or death to students in the event of an impact or rollover.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Charlie Crist
Democratic Representative
Florida
Cosponsors (1)
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Highways and Transit Subcommittee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee, Education and Workforce Committee
Transportation and Public Works
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Child safety and welfareEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationMotor vehiclesTrade restrictionsTransportation programs fundingTransportation safety and security