US Congress Senate Bill 1254 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on April 30 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Addresses safety measures and programs to prevent the illegal passing of school buses. Specifically, the Department of Transportation must conduct a review of existing state laws and programs regarding the illegal passing of school buses; establish and implement a nationwide public safety campaign to highlight the importance of illegally passing school buses; review and evaluate the effectiveness of various technologies to enhance school bus safety; review driver education materials in states to determine how the illegal passing of school buses is addressed; and research and prepare a report on the connections between the illegal passing of school buses and other safety issues.

Stop for School Buses Act of 2019

Sen. Todd Young [R-IN]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]
Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]	Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC]
Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]	Sen. Deb Fischer [R-NE]	Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]	Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-30	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

HB2218 (Related) 2019-04-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1254/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1254/BILLS-116s1254is.pdf