HR 7306 · 116th Congress · Transportation and Public Works

BUS Act of 2020

Introduced 2020-06-24· Sponsored by Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.(2020-06-25)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Best to Use Safety Belts Act of 2020 or the BUS Act of 2020 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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Cosponsors (1)

1 Democrat