United States · Bill · S
S. 579 (101st)
A bill to amend the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish Federal motor vehicle safety standards to require that a schoolbus is equipped with a system of mirrors that provide the driver when seated with an unobstructed view of certain areas under and alongside of the schoolbus, and for other purposes.
Introduced
15 March 1989
Last action
15 March 1989 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Sponsors
Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH], Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND], Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY], Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY], Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI], Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH], Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY], Sen. Wilson, Pete [R-CA]
Subjects
Transport
Source updated
14 January 2025
Summary
Amends the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish Federal motor vehicle safety standards requiring that school buses be equipped with a system of mirrors to provide the driver with a clear, unobstructed view of the ground area in front of the front tires, along both sides, and directly under the front bumper. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on the number of school buses manufactured before April 1, 1977, that are being used as school buses as of the date of the report.
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Timeline
15 March 1989
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
15 March 1989
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
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summary · EN · 15 March 1989
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Sponsors
- Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Wilson, Pete [R-CA] · R · Cosponsor
- · sscm00 · Standing
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/senate-bill/579
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/101/s/579
- us · 101-s-579 · source updated 14 January 2025