S1284-119

In Committee

Driving Forward Act

119th Congress Introduced Apr 3, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Driving Forward Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers. The main policy domain is Transportation, Education, Immigration.

Who Benefits and How

transportation operators and travelers 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, transportation operators and travelers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HF474401AB4344FA0998F8655699CCA42: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Driving Forward Act.
  • Section ida16ad862a3744eb8b527c454b36c61f4: 2. Permanent extension of exemption from under-the-hood inspection testing requirement for school bus drivers The Secretary of Transportation shall make...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Driving Forward Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.

Key Policy Areas

Transportation, Education, Immigration

Primary Purpose

This bill, Driving Forward Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.

Policy Domains

Transportation Education Immigration

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • transportation operators and travelers
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transportation operators and travelers:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • transportation operators and travelers
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federal implementing agencies:
transportation operators and travelers:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 3, 2025

Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Kelly, …

Apr 3, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, …

Apr 3, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Transportation Education Immigration
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_transportation"
→ Secretary of Transportation

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