Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Highways and Transit Subcommittee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Transportation and Public Works
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightDepartment of TransportationElementary and secondary educationGovernment studies and investigationsLicensing and registrationsMotor carriersPublic contracts and procurementPublic transitTransportation employeesTransportation programs fundingTransportation safety and securityUser charges and feesWorker safety and health
BUSREGS21 Act
USA116th CongressHR-5462| House
| Updated: 12/18/2019
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.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Highways and Transit Subcommittee
Transportation and Public Works
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightDepartment of TransportationElementary and secondary educationGovernment studies and investigationsLicensing and registrationsMotor carriersPublic contracts and procurementPublic transitTransportation employeesTransportation programs fundingTransportation safety and securityUser charges and feesWorker safety and health