119th Congress · introduced in the House · Mar 31, 2025
Bus Parity and Clarity Act
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Latest action (Mar 31, 2025): Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Mar 31, 2025)
Bus Parity and Clarity Act
This bill specifies that charter bus service has the same access to tolling rates and roads as public transportation vehicles.
Current law applies the same access to tolling rates to public transportation vehicles and over-the-road buses (i.e., buses with an elevated passenger deck located over a baggage compartment) that serve the public.
The bill specifies that the same access to rates apply to over-the-road buses in (1) scheduled service (e.g., intercity bus service), and (2) charter service. This applies to charter bus service for tolling for federal-aid highways, bridges, and tunnels; high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes and facilities; and the Value Pricing Pilot Program of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
Charter service includes transportation provided
• at the request of a third party for the exclusive use of a bus for a negotiated price (e.g., for a wedding or corporate event); or
• to the public for events or functions that occur on an irregular basis or for a limited duration, and a premium fare is charged or third party pays for the service (e.g., providing shuttle service for a public event).
In addition, the FHWA must annually publish on a publicly available website a unified database containing the rates, terms, and conditions of each toll facility covered under these provisions.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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UNITED MOTORCOACH ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: UNITED MOTORCOACH ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 22, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$51,969
Spent on own lobbying
HR2526
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
UNITED MOTORCOACH ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: PRIME POLICY GROUP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Motorcoach safety and regulatory issues; Surface Transportation Reauthorization; H.R.8870 - BUILD America 250 Act; H.R. 2526 - Toll Parity and Clarity Act; Charter service regulation; federal minimum insurance requirements; H.R.5688 - Non-Domiciled CDL Integrity Act; H.R.7429/S.3807…
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
UNITED MOTORCOACH ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: PRIME POLICY GROUP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Motorcoach safety and regulatory issues; Surface Transportation Reauthorization; H.R.8870 - BUILD America 250 Act; H.R. 2526 - Toll Parity and Clarity Act; Charter service regulation; federal minimum insurance requirements; H.R.5688 - Non-Domiciled CDL Integrity Act; H.R.7429/S.3807…
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
UNITED MOTORCOACH ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: UNITED MOTORCOACH ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$51,797
Spent on own lobbying
HR2526
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
UNITED MOTORCOACH ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: UNITED MOTORCOACH ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted May 5, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$52,854
Spent on own lobbying
HR2526
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
UNITED MOTORCOACH ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: PRIME POLICY GROUP
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 8, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Motorcoach safety and regulatory issues; Surface Transportation Reauthorization; H.R. 2526 - Toll Parity and Clarity Act; Charter service regulation; federal minimum insurance requirements; H.R.5688 - Non-Domiciled CDL Integrity Act; H.R.7429/S.3807…
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
UNITED MOTORCOACH ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: UNITED MOTORCOACH ASSOCIATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 21, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$48,838
Spent on own lobbying
HR2526
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
UNITED MOTORCOACH ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: PRIME POLICY GROUP
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 15, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Motorcoach safety and regulatory issues; Surface Transportation Reauthorization; H.R. 2526 - Toll Parity and Clarity Act; Charter service regulation
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
UNITED MOTORCOACH ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: UNITED MOTORCOACH ASSOCIATION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Nov 10, 2025 · issue area: Transportation
$48,708
Spent on own lobbying
HR2526
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
UNITED MOTORCOACH ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: PRIME POLICY GROUP
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 21, 2025 · issue area: Transportation
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Motorcoach safety and regulatory issues; Surface Transportation Reauthorization; H.R. 2526 - Toll Parity and Clarity Act; Charter service regulation
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
UNITED MOTORCOACH ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: UNITED MOTORCOACH ASSOCIATION
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 30, 2025 · issue area: Transportation
$48,496
Spent on own lobbying
HR2526
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
UNITED MOTORCOACH ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: PRIME POLICY GROUP
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Transportation
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Motorcoach safety and regulatory issues; Surface Transportation Reauthorization; H.R. 2526 - Toll Parity and Clarity 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
UNITED MOTORCOACH ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: UNITED MOTORCOACH ASSOCIATION
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted May 6, 2025 · issue area: Transportation
$49,690
Spent on own lobbying
HR2526
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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