To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue rules requiring the inclusion of new safety equipment in school buses, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue rules requiring the inclusion of new safety equipment in school buses, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers. The main policy domain is Transportation, Education, Government Operations.
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 HFFB4AA9751324DC8A70B9F6AB8094EF8: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the School Bus Safety Act of 2025.
- Section H5ECA32B4EACC49C09CACB7701DA2AE9B: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term 3-point safety belt has the meaning given the term Type 2 seat belt assembly in section 571.209 of title 49, Code of...
- Section HC66CADB516A249598579F69872A905CA: 3. School bus safety Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue final rules prescribing or amending motor vehicle...
- Section id6ED4D2477FDA4505BA72EBAFEAD9AB58: 4. Studies Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (referred to...
- Section id76FA06FF7D184F18A5C71BAB2B0F93B7: 5. Safety grant program Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish a grant program to...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue rules requiring the inclusion of new safety equipment in school buses, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.
Key Policy Areas
Transportation, Education, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue rules requiring the inclusion of new safety equipment in school buses, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- transportation operators and travelers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- transportation operators and travelers
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Duckworth introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
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?
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_transportation"
- → Secretary of Transportation
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a crash avoidance system installed and operational in a vehicle that consists of— a forward collision warning function— to detect vehicles and objects ahead of the vehicle
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