3.0.0 2746 2025-12-05T08:25:24Z 2025-12-05T08:25:24Z Senate S S 2023-09-07 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2746 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2023-09-07T19:34:10Z 118 10022 HR 2024-10-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Identical bill CRS 2023-09-07 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2023-09-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL N B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2023-09-07 True Transportation and Public Works Transportation and Public Works 2023-09-15T13:30:30Z

00 2023-09-07 Introduced in Senate 2025-07-30T12:38:16Z <p><strong>School Bus Safety Act of&nbsp;2023</strong></p><p>This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue rules requiring school buses to have certain safety features.&nbsp;DOT must also establish a grant program to assist in the implementation of the requirements.</p><p>Specifically, DOT must issue rules requiring school buses to include</p><ul><li>three-point safety belts for all seats,</li><li>a fire suppression system which addresses engine fires,</li><li>a firewall between the engine and passenger compartment&nbsp;that prevents hazardous quantities of gas or flames from passing through the firewall,</li><li>increased&nbsp;performance standards for interior flammability and smoke emissions,</li><li>an automatic emergency braking system,</li><li>an event data recorder, and</li><li>an electronic stability control system.</li></ul><p>DOT must also require at least eight hours of behind-the-wheel training for school bus operators that meets specified requirements.</p><p>Further, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) must issue rules on&nbsp;the evaluation of safety sensitive personnel for moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea.</p><p>NHTSA&nbsp;must also study the benefits of requiring school buses manufactured in, or imported into, the United States to be equipped with a motion-activated detection system that is capable of&nbsp;detecting road users (e.g., pedestrians and bicyclists) and alerting the bus operator of their presence.&nbsp;NHTSA must issue rules implementing such a requirement.</p><p>Finally, DOT must establish a grant program to assist local educational agencies in (1) purchasing school buses equipped with three-point safety belts or any of the other safety features required under this bill, and (2) modifying&nbsp;existing school buses.</p>

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