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School Bus Safety Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-2539| Senate 
| Updated: 7/29/2021
Tammy Duckworth

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Senator

Illinois

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
School Bus Safety Act of 20 21 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.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-2278
School Bus Safety Act of 2019
May 21, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-3381
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jul 29, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jul 29, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2278
    School Bus Safety Act of 2019


  • May 21, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-3381
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.


  • July 29, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 29, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Transportation and Public Works

Related Bills

  • HR 117-3381: School Bus Safety Act of 2021

School Bus Safety Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-2539| Senate 
| Updated: 7/29/2021
School Bus Safety Act of 20 21 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.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-2278
School Bus Safety Act of 2019
May 21, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-3381
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jul 29, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jul 29, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2278
    School Bus Safety Act of 2019


  • May 21, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-3381
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.


  • July 29, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 29, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Tammy Duckworth

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Senator

Illinois

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Transportation and Public Works

Related Bills

  • HR 117-3381: School Bus Safety Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted