3.0.0 2326 2023-01-11T14:50:58Z 2023-01-11T14:50:58Z Senate S S 2007-11-08 110 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing sscm25 Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security Subcommittee Hearings by 2008-09-18T20:35:50Z Referred to 2007-11-08T18:52:02Z Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2008 110 6747 HR 2008-08-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Related bill CRS 2008-09-18 sscm25 Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security Subcommittee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Senate Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-1219. Committee 2007-11-14 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14394-14395) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-11-08 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2007-11-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH N H001016 Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] KAY HUTCHISON R TX BAILEY 2007-11-08 True C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2008-09-09 False Transportation and Public Works Administrative procedure Bus drivers Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Curricula Department of Transportation Driver education Driver licenses Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Employee training Federal aid to transportation Fire prevention Glass and glass industry Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Health Hours of labor Labor and Employment Law Medical records Medical tests Motor buses Motor vehicle safety Physical examinations Seat belts State laws Traffic accidents and safety Transportation and Public Works 00 2007-11-08 Introduced in Senate 2008-04-29T20:26:08Z Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to prescribe regulations requiring motorcoaches to be installed with: (1) safety seat belts at each seating position; (2) advanced glazing in each portal to prevent passenger ejection; (3) improved firefighting equipment; and (4) enhanced compartmentalization safety countermeasures and certain other motor vehicle safety features.

Requires the Secretary to complete, and report to Congress on, a study on improving bus crashworthiness, bus crash avoidance, and bus fire protection and passenger evacuation.

Amends federal transportation law to direct the Secretary to prescribe regulations: (1) requiring providers of motorcoach services registered with the the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to undergo periodic safety reviews; (2) establishing a training curriculum and providing certification for each driver of a motorcoach seeking a commercial driver's license (CDL) passenger endorsement; (3) improving CDL testing; (4) requiring a driver of a commercial motor vehicle that transports for compensation not fewer than 9 and not more than 15 passengers to have a CDL; (5) requiring a federal medical qualification certificate to be made a part of CDLs; (6) requiring the annual review of state licensing authorities to assess the accuracy of physical examination reports and medical certificates of CDL applicants that are submitted by medical examiners to such authorities; and (7) requiring that all commercial motor vehicles be equipped with electronic on-board recorders that record driver hours of service. Sets forth a deadline for the Secretary to establish the national registry of medical examiners.

Requires a state to carry out an annual commercial motor vehicle inspection program in order to receive a grant for the development or implementation of programs for improving motor carrier safety.

]]> Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2007 Display Title Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve the safety of motorcoaches, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-11-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2326is/xml/BILLS-110s2326is.xml 2008-09-18 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Senate Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-1219. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.