Bus Regulatory Reform Act of 1982

Summary

Motor Bus Act of 1981 - Sets forth the findings of Congress in regard to the need for a safe, competitive, and fuel-efficient motor bus system. Requires the appropriate Congressional committees to conduct periodic oversight hearings on the effects of this Act no less than annually for five years following the date of enactment of this Act. Amends the Interstate Commerce Act to include the interstate motor carrier transportation of passengers in the overall transportation policy of the United States. Revises the entry policy for motor carriers of passengers. Eliminates specified restrictions on the operations of motor carriers of passengers, including charter and special operations carriers. Directs the Interstate Commerce Commission to: (1) eliminate gateway restrictions and circuitous route limitations; and (2) implement procedures to expedite processing of applications seeking removal of operating restrictions. Authorizes a motor carrier of passengers to provide transportation between any two points on its regular routes regardless of whether such points lie within the same State. Sets forth the zone of pricing freedom for motor carriers of passengers. Permits the Commission to increase rates within specified percentage ranges. Declares that rates and fares implemented pursuant to this Act shall be subject to specified antitrust laws. Describes the use of rate bureaus and motor carrier brokers of passengers by motor carriers of passengers. Authorizes the Commission to grant, to motor carriers of passengers, emergency temporary authority to provide transportation. Amends the Motor Carrier Act of 1980 to establish minimum levels of financial responsibility for any vehicle operated in interstate commerce by a motor carrier of passengers. Prohibits a State, political subdivision thereof, interstate agency, or other political agency from enacting or enforcing any law or regulation relating to the discontinuance of regular-route service by an authorized motor common carrier of passengers. Directs the Interstate Commerce Commission to promulgate rules for the discontinuance of essential intrastate and interstate regular route service by such carriers. Describes procedures postponing or challenging such discontinuances. Empowers the Commission to enjoin discontinuances that do not comply with such procedures. Sets forth procedures for certification of State authorities that regulate passenger fares and express rates. Authorizes a motor common carrier of passengers to provide: (1) charter passenger service in the same vehicle and at the same time as it provides regular route, scheduled passenger service; and (2) transportation for newspapers, baggage of passengers, or mail in the same motor vehicle with passengers or in a separate vehicle of any type. Directs the Commission to report to the President and Congress on more flexible entry policies for the motor bus industry. Requires the Secretary of Transportation and the Commission to report to the President and Congress on the relationship between the ownership and location of bus terminals and the level of competition among bus carriers. Prohibits a State or subdivision thereof from levying a discriminatory or unreasonably burdensome tax on interstate motor carrier transportation.

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Timeline

1. 21 May 1981

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 21 May 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 21 May 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 26 May 1981

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.

   Source: Committee

5. 28 May 1981

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

6. 3 June 1981

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

7. 27 June 1981

   Committee

   Field Hearings Held in Los Angeles, California.

   Source: Committee

8. 16 November 1981

   Committee

   Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

9. 16 November 1981

   Committee

   Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).

   Source: Committee

10. 17 November 1981

    Calendars

    Placed on Union Calendar No: 208.

    Source: Calendars

11. 17 November 1981

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Public Works and Transportation. Report No: 97-334.

    Source: Committee

12. 17 November 1981

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Public Works and Transportation. Report No: 97-334.

    Source: Committee

13. 17 November 1981

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

    Source: Committee

14. 17 November 1981

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

15. 18 November 1981

    Reported

    Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.280 Reported to House.

    Source: Floor

16. 18 November 1981

    Floor

    Rule Granted Providing an Open Rule with 1 Hour of Debate. Partial Waiver of Points of Order.

    Source: Floor

17. 19 November 1981

    Vote

    Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 305 - 83 (Record Vote No: 325).

    Source: Floor

18. 19 November 1981

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 305 - 83 (Record Vote No: 325).

    Source: Floor

19. 19 November 1981

    Passed

    House Agreed to Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.

    Source: Floor

20. 19 November 1981

    Floor

    Called up by House by Rule.

    Source: Floor

21. 19 November 1981

    Passed

    Rule Passed House.

    Source: Floor

22. 20 November 1981

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate, read twice, and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

23. 8 March 1982

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. Hearings held.

    Source: Committee

24. 11 May 1982

    Reported

    Committee on Commerce. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

    Source: Committee

25. 20 May 1982

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 582.

    Source: Calendars

26. 20 May 1982

    Reported

    Committee on Commerce. Reported to Senate by Senator Packwood with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 97-411.

    Source: Committee

27. 20 May 1982

    Reported

    Committee on Commerce. Reported to Senate by Senator Packwood with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 97-411.

    Source: Committee

28. 30 June 1982

    Floor

    Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

    Source: Floor

29. 30 June 1982

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 85-10. Record Vote No: 206.

    Source: Floor

30. 19 August 1982

    Passed

    House Agreed to Conference Report by Voice Vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

31. 19 August 1982

    Passed

    Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Voice Vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

32. 19 August 1982

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference Report 97-780 Filed in House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

33. 19 August 1982

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report filed: Conference Report 97-780 Filed in House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

34. 19 August 1982

    Passed

    Senate agreed to request for conference. Appointed conferees. Packwood; Danforth; Cannon.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

35. 19 August 1982

    Floor

    Senate insists on its amendments by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Floor

36. 19 August 1982

    ResolvingDifferences

    House Requested a Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Howard, Anderson, Rodino, Clausen, Shuster.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

37. 19 August 1982

    Passed

    House Disagreed to Senate Amendments.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

38. 19 August 1982

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- House actions: House Disagreed to Senate Amendments.

    Source: NotUsed

39. 20 August 1982

    Vote

    Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 84-8. Record Vote No: 338.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

40. 20 August 1982

    Vote

    Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 84-8. Record Vote No: 338.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

41. 8 September 1982

    Floor

    Presented to President.

    Source: Floor

42. 8 September 1982

    President

    Presented to President.

    Source: President

43. 8 September 1982

    Floor

    Measure Signed in Senate.

    Source: Floor

44. 20 September 1982

    Became law

    Became Public Law No: 97-261.

    Source: President

45. 20 September 1982

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

46. 20 September 1982

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

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• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 21 September 1982

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• Conference report filed in House

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• Passed Senate amended

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• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

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• Passed House amended

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• Reported to House with amendment(s)

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• Introduced in House

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Sponsors

• Rep. Anderson, Glenn M. [D-CA-32] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Shuster, Bud [R-PA-9] · R · Sponsor
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Related records

• related to → Bus Regulatory Modernization and Improvement Act of 1981
• related to → Bus Regulatory Modernization and Improvement Act of 1981
• related to → A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H. R. 3663) to amend subtitle IV of title 49, United States Code, to provide for more effective regulations of motor carriers of passengers.
• related to ← Bus Regulatory Reform Act of 1981
• amends ← Technical amendments en bloc.
• amends ← To amend procedures for the Interstate Commerce Commission to issue certificates of route authorizations for the regulation of motor carriers of passengers and for other purposes.
• amends ← To amend procedures for the Interstate Commerce Commission to issue certificates of route authorizations for the regulation of motor carriers of passengers and for other purposes.
• amends ← To amend procedures for the Interstate Commerce Commission to issue certificates of route authorizations for the regulation of motor carriers of passengers, and for other purposes.
• amends ← To make various amendments to the Act.

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