HR10520-118

Introduced

To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize the Clean School Bus program, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Dec 19, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize the Clean School Bus program, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Environment, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

workers, employers, and labor regulators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, workers, employers, and labor regulators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H19F96527D9524E25830DAE177CA7BE5C: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Clean Commute for Kids Act of 2024.
  • Section H30607004B87A480EA125CB3C02F4DEF1: 2. Clean school bus program reauthorization Section 741 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16091) is amended to read as follows: 741.Clean School Bus...
  • Section H552CB1D467A44829B2CE4660B99727FA: 741. Clean School Bus program In this section: The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The term charging...
  • Section H3B53E99839CB4AA3A4DCBC018CA60532: 3. Other matters In this section: The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The term Clean School Bus program...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize the Clean School Bus program, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Key Policy Areas

Labor, Environment, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize the Clean School Bus program, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Policy Domains

Labor Environment Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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workers, employers, and labor regulators: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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federal implementing agencies: ,
workers, employers, and labor regulators: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 19, 2024

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Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Manufacturing
3 mentions across 2 clauses
+2 positive -1 negative

Diesel school bus manufacturers, Electric school bus manufacturers, Electric school bus manufacturers (Blue Bird, Thomas Built)

Positive-direction: Electric school bus manufacturers, Electric school bus manufacturers (Blue Bird, Thomas Built)

Negative-direction: Diesel school bus manufacturers

Education
2 mentions across 2 clauses
+2 positive

School districts, School districts in disadvantaged communities

Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

EV charging infrastructure companies

3/4
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Labor Environment Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_labor"
→ Secretary of Labor
"administrator_of_epa"
→ Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
"secretary_of_education"
→ Secretary of Education

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"vehicle-to-grid program" §H3B53E99839CB4AA3A4DCBC018CA60532

a program for the installation and operation of— technology to allow for 2-way power flow between a zero-emission school bus and the electric grid— to allow users, including school districts, to sell energy back to the grid at during times of high demand

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