3.0.0 1135 2020-02-14T19:14:43Z 2020-02-14T19:14:43Z House H HR 2009-02-23 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Referred to 2009-02-24T20:53:34Z Referred to 2009-02-23T19:54:49Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee Referred to 2009-02-24T17:25:00Z Referred to 2009-02-23T19:54:48Z hssm00 Small Business Committee House Standing hssm17 Regulations and Healthcare Subcommittee Referred to 2009-02-23T20:51:33Z Referred to 2009-02-23T19:54:51Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-02-23T19:54:50Z Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2009 111 1396 HR 2009-03-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Text similarities House 2009-02-24 hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. Committee 2009-02-24 hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Committee 2009-02-23 hssm17 Regulations and Healthcare Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulations, Health Care, and Trade. Committee 2009-02-23 Referred to House Small Business IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssm00 Small Business Committee 2009-02-23 Referred to House Ways and Means IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2009-02-23 Referred to House Energy and Commerce IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-02-23 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2009-02-23 Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2009-02-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-02-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001154 Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9] Bill Shuster R PA 9 N J000126 Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] EDDIE JOHNSON D TX BERNICE 30 2009-02-23 True M000689 Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7] JOHN MICA R FL L. 7 2009-02-24 False D000533 Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] JOHN DUNCAN R TN J. 2 2009-02-24 False L000566 Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] Robert Latta R OH E. 5 2009-03-10 False 2009-03-26 T000467 Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5] Glenn Thompson R PA 5 2009-05-19 False S001164 Rep. Schmidt, Jean [R-OH-2] Jean Schmidt R OH 2 2009-06-08 False P000099 Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4] ED PASTOR D AZ 4 2009-07-07 False H000712 Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17] TIM HOLDEN D PA 17 2009-09-23 False D000608 Rep. Dahlkemper, Kathleen A. [D-PA-3] Kathleen Dahlkemper D PA A. 3 2009-12-09 False Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Business investment and capital Department of Transportation Government information and archives Government lending and loan guarantees Government studies and investigations Health information and medical records Health personnel Income tax credits Licensing and registrations Medical tests and diagnostic methods Motor carriers Motor vehicles Small business Transportation employees Transportation programs funding Transportation safety and security Transportation and Public Works 00 2009-02-23 Introduced in House 2009-03-30T17:27:55Z Bus Uniform Standards and Enhanced Safety Act of 2009 or the BUSES Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to require: (1) monitoring of the safety performance of motorcoach service providers and other commercial motor carriers of passengers; and (2) progressive interventions to correct unsafe practices, and if they are not corrected, an enforcement action. Authorizes the Secretary to organize special enforcement strike forces to target commercial motor vehicle operators when appropriate.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) prescribe regulations to establish minimum training requirements for motorcoach drivers; (2) review testing requirements for a commercial driver's license passenger endorsement; (3) develop requirements for the testing of medical examiners who examine commercial motor vehicle operators for physical fitness and seek to be listed in the national registry; (4) review annually the implementation of the commercial driver's license requirements of at least 10 states to assess the validity of physical examination reports and medical certificates submitted by certified medical examiners; and (5) establish the national registry of medical examiners.

Sets forth additional Medical Review Board functions.

Requires the Secretary to review and report to Congress on federal commercial motor vehicle safety inspection standards.

Revises federal motor carrier registration requirements.

Directs the Secretary to prescribe federal motor vehicle safety standards for occupant protection systems for new and existing motorcoaches.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a qualified motorcoach safety credit to a taxpayer for the costs of new and existing motorcoaches to comply with the federal motor vehicle safety standards.

Requires the Secretary to provide grants (not to exceed $20,000 per vehicle) to motorcoach operators to assist with the cost of retrofitting motorcoaches in order to comply with such federal standards.

Amends the Small Business Act to grant the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) the authority to make SBA loans and loan guarantees to motorcoach operators to retrofit their buses and motorcoaches for occupant protection.

]]> BUSES Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced BUSES Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced Bus Uniform Standards and Enhanced Safety Act of 2009 Display Title BUSES Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for enhanced motorcoach safety, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2009-02-23T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr1135ih/xml/BILLS-111hr1135ih.xml 2009-02-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. 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.