School Bus Safety Act of 2019

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Introduced

25 July 2019

Last action

26 July 2019 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Summary

School Bus Safety Act of 2019 This bill addresses safety features for school buses. Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to implement rules requiring school buses to include a three-point safety belt at each designated seating position, a fire suppression system which addresses engine fires, a firewall that prohibits hazardous quantities of gas or flame to pass through the firewall from the engine compartment to the passenger compartment, an automatic emergency braking system, an event data recorder, and an electronic stability control system. DOT must also establish a grant program to assist local educational agencies to purchase school buses equipped with three-point safety belts or any of the other safety features under this bill and assist them in modifying existing school buses to be equipped with such features.

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Timeline

25 July 2019
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
25 July 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 July 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
26 July 2019
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Source: Committee

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Related records

related to → School Bus Safety Act of 2021
related to → School Bus Safety Act of 2019

Sources

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3959
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/3959
us · 116-hr-3959 · source updated 5 December 2025