3.0.0 3959 2022-11-01T13:50:22Z 2022-11-01T13:50:22Z House HR 2019-07-25 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 126 (Thursday, July 25, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COHEN:H.R. 3959.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H7468]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee Referred to 2019-07-26T13:21:29Z Referred to 2019-07-25T14:00:40Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-07-25T14:00:45Z School Bus Safety Act of 2019 116 2278 S 2019-07-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Identical bill CRS 2019-07-26 hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Committee 2019-07-25 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2019-07-25 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2019-07-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-07-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 N Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Child safety and welfare Department of Transportation Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Employment and training programs Fires Government studies and investigations Manufacturing Motor carriers Motor vehicles Roads and highways Transportation employees Transportation safety and security Worker safety and health Transportation and Public Works 00 2019-07-25 Introduced in House 2019-10-16T20:38:55Z School Bus Safety Act of 2019

This bill addresses safety features for school buses.

Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to implement rules requiring school buses to include

  • a three-point safety belt at each designated seating position,
  • a fire suppression system which addresses engine fires,
  • a firewall that prohibits hazardous quantities of gas or flame to pass through the firewall from the engine compartment to the passenger compartment,
  • an automatic emergency braking system,
  • an event data recorder, and
  • an electronic stability control system.

DOT must also establish a grant program to assist local educational agencies to purchase school buses equipped with three-point safety belts or any of the other safety features under this bill and assist them in modifying existing school buses to be equipped with such features.

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