3.0.0 1396 2020-02-14T19:14:43Z 2020-02-14T19:14:43Z House H HR 2009-03-09 111 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee Referred to 2009-03-10T21:08:11Z Referred to 2009-03-09T16:31:50Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Referred to 2009-03-10T15:43:17Z Referred to 2009-03-09T16:32:40Z hssm00 Small Business Committee House Standing hssm19 Finance and Tax Referred to 2009-03-09T20:59:13Z Referred to 2009-03-09T16:32:42Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-03-09T16:32:41Z Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2009 111 554 S 2010-06-08 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 419. Related bill CRS Text similarities House BUSES Act of 2009 111 1135 HR 2009-02-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. Text similarities House 2009-03-10 hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Committee 2009-03-10 hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. Committee 2009-03-09 hssm19 Finance and Tax 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Finance and Tax. Committee 2009-03-09 Referred to House Small Business IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssm00 Small Business Committee 2009-03-09 Referred to House Ways and Means IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2009-03-09 Referred to House Energy and Commerce IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-03-09 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 2009-03-09 Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2009-03-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-03-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 N F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2009-03-09 True B001248 Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] Michael Burgess R TX C. 26 2009-04-27 False K000009 Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] MARCY KAPTUR D OH 9 2009-04-27 False P000592 Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] Ted Poe R TX 2 2009-04-30 False C001062 Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] K. Conaway R TX Michael 11 2009-05-07 False G000553 Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] Al Green D TX 9 2009-06-04 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2009-06-16 False D000399 Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25] LLOYD DOGGETT D TX 25 2009-11-05 False S000583 Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] LAMAR SMITH R TX 21 2009-11-06 False C001051 Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] John Carter R TX R. 31 2009-12-08 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 16 2010-05-28 False Transportation and Public Works Accidents Administrative law and regulatory procedures Business investment and capital Department of Transportation Employment and training programs Fires Government lending and loan guarantees Government studies and investigations 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 2009-03-09 Introduced in House 2009-04-17T20:25:23Z Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation 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 study and report to Congress on improving bus crashworthiness, bus crash avoidance, and bus fire protection and passenger evacuation.

Directs 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 between nine and 15 passengers to have a CDL; (5) preventing the submission and use of invalid or fraudulent medical certificates by applicants for a CDL; (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) and event data recorders, as well as direct tire pressure monitoring warning systems. Sets forth a deadline for the Secretary to establish the national registry of medical examiners.

Requires the Secretary to establish a performance standard for retreaded commercial motor vehicle tires that ensures such tires achieve a safety level of performance equivalent to that of new commercial motor vehicle tires.

Requires a state to conduct 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.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a qualified motorcoach safety credit to a taxpayer for 10% of the costs of qualified new motorcoaches and of improvements to existing in-service motorcoaches to satisfy new federal safety standards for installation of occupant protection systems.

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

Amends the Small Business Act to grant the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) authority to make SBA loans and loan guarantees to small business manufacturers of motorcoaches and small business motorcoach service providers, including to help retrofit their buses and motorcoaches for occupant protection.

]]> Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2009 Display Title Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To improve the safety of motorcoaches, to allow a credit against income tax for the cost of motorcoaches complying with Federal safety requirements, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2009-03-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr1396ih/xml/BILLS-111hr1396ih.xml 2009-03-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. 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.