119th Congress · introduced in the House · Mar 4, 2025
School Bus Safety Act of 2025
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Latest action (Mar 4, 2025): Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Mar 4, 2025)
School Bus Safety Act of 2025
This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue rules requiring school buses to have certain safety features. DOT must also establish a grant program to assist in the implementation of the requirements.
Specifically, DOT must issue rules requiring school buses to include
• three-point safety belts for all seats,
• a fire suppression system which addresses engine fires,
• a firewall between the engine and passenger compartment that prevents hazardous quantities of gas or flames from passing through the firewall,
• increased performance standards for interior flammability and smoke emissions,
• an automatic emergency braking system,
• an event data recorder, and
• an electronic stability control system.
DOT must also require at least eight hours of behind-the-wheel training for school bus operators that meets specified requirements.
Further, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) must issue rules on the evaluation of safety sensitive personnel for moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea.
NHTSA must also study the benefits of requiring school buses manufactured in, or imported into, the United States to be equipped with a motion-activated detection system that is capable of detecting road users (e.g., pedestrians and bicyclists) and alerting the bus operator of their presence. NHTSA must issue rules implementing such a requirement.
Finally, DOT must establish a grant program to assist local educational agencies in (1) purchasing school buses equipped with three-point safety belts or any of the other safety features required under this bill, and (2) modifying existing school buses.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, 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.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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NATIONAL SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: PRIME POLICY GROUP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
School bus safety and regulatory issues; Surface Transportation Reauthorization; H.R.8870 - BUILD America 250 Act; H.R.2360/S.1294 - Driving Forward Act; H.R.1828/S.828 - School Bus Safety Act; H.R.2348/ S.2812 - Brake for Kids Act; H.R.7428/S.3806 - SECURES Act; H.R.5688 - Non-Domiciled CDL Integrity Act; H.R.7429/S.380…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: PRIME POLICY GROUP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
School bus safety and regulatory issues; Surface Transportation Reauthorization; H.R.8870 - BUILD America 250 Act; H.R.2360/S.1294 - Driving Forward Act; H.R.1828/S.828 - School Bus Safety Act; H.R.2348/ S.2812 - Brake for Kids Act; H.R.7428/S.3806 - SECURES Act; H.R.5688 - Non-Domiciled CDL Integrity Act; H.R.7429/S.380…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: PRIME POLICY GROUP
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 8, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
School bus safety and regulatory issues; Surface Transportation Reauthorization; H.R.2360/S.1294 - Driving Forward Act; H.R.1828/S.828 - School Bus Safety Act; H.R.2348/ S.2812 - Brake for Kids Act; H.R.7428/S.3806 - SECURES Act; H.R.5688 - Non-Domiciled CDL Integrity Act; H.R.7429/S.380…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: PRIME POLICY GROUP
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 15, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
School bus safety and regulatory issues; Surface Transportation Reauthorization; H.R.2360/S.1294 - Driving Forward Act; H.R.1828/S.828 - School Bus Safety Act; H.R.2348/ S.2812 - Brake for Kids Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: PRIME POLICY GROUP
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 21, 2025 · issue area: Transportation
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
School bus safety and regulatory issues; Surface Transportation Reauthorization; H.R.2360/S.1294 - Driving Forward Act; H.R.1828/S.828 - School Bus Safety Act; H.R.2348/ S.2812 - Brake for Kids Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: PRIME POLICY GROUP
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Transportation
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
School bus safety and regulatory issues; Surface Transportation Reauthorization; H.R.2360/S.1294 - Driving Forward Act; H.R.1828/S.828 - School Bus Safety Act; H.R.2348 - Brake for Kids Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: PRIME POLICY GROUP
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Transportation
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
School bus safety and regulatory issues; IIJA; H.R.2360/S.1294 - Driving Forward Act; H.R.1828/S.828 - School Bus Safety Act; H.R.2348 - Brake for Kids Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing