HR 5462 · 116th Congress · Transportation and Public Works

BUSREGS21 Act

Introduced 2019-12-17· Sponsored by Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
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Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.(2019-12-18)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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 passeng…

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