119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Apr 3, 2025
Driving Forward Act
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Latest action (Apr 3, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Transportation and Public Works
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Apr 3, 2025)
Driving Forward Act
This bill directs the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to permanently allow states to exempt school bus drivers from the “under-the-hood” testing requirement for a commercial driver's license (CDL).
As background, on December 2, 2024, the FMCSA renewed an exemption through November 28, 2026, that allows states to exempt all school bus driver applicants for a CDL from the engine compartment portion of the pre-trip vehicle inspection skills testing requirement, commonly referred to as the under-the-hood testing requirement. States must meet certain terms and conditions for the exemption.
Under the bill, the FMCSA must make permanent the December 2, 2024, exemption, thus permanently allowing states to exempt school bus drivers from the under-the-hood testing requirement. States must meet the additional terms and conditions for an exemption, which include (1) restricting school bus drivers who are issued a CDL based on the exemption to the intrastate operation of school buses, and (2) requiring states to conduct the remaining pre-trip vehicle inspection components of the skills test.
Further, the FMCSA must require any state participating in the exemption to submit an annual report describing the number of drivers that obtain a CDL under the exemption.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced in Senate
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AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$420,000
Spent on own lobbying
…de Act; H.R.1968, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025; S.1218, Transportation Assistance for Olympic and World Cup Cities Act of 2025; S. 1284/H.R.2360, Driving Forward Act; S.1481, LOCAL Infrastructure Act; S.1711, STOP China Act; S.1953/ H.R.3712, Complete Streets Act of 2025; S.2296, National Defen…
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
AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$660,000
Spent on own lobbying
…de Act; H.R.1968, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025; S.1218, Transportation Assistance for Olympic and World Cup Cities Act of 2025; S. 1284/H.R.2360, Driving Forward Act; S.1481, LOCAL Infrastructure Act; S.1711, STOP China Act; S.1953/ H.R.3712, Complete Streets Act of 2025; S.2296, National Defen…
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
AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$350,000
Spent on own lobbying
…de Act; H.R.1968, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025; S.1218, Transportation Assistance for Olympic and World Cup Cities Act of 2025; S. 1284/H.R.2360, Driving Forward Act; S.1481, LOCAL Infrastructure Act; S.1711, STOP China Act; S.1953/ H.R.3712, Complete Streets Act of 2025; S.2296, National Defen…
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
AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Transportation
$440,000
Spent on own lobbying
…de Act; H.R.1968, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025; S.1218, Transportation Assistance for Olympic and World Cup Cities Act of 2025; S. 1284/H.R.2360, Driving Forward Act; S.1481, LOCAL Infrastructure Act; S.1711, STOP China Act; S.1953/ H.R.3712, Complete Streets Act of 2025; S.2296, National Defen…
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
AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 17, 2025 · issue area: Transportation
$340,000
Spent on own lobbying
…de Act; H.R.1968, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025; S.1218, Transportation Assistance for Olympic and World Cup Cities Act of 2025; S. 1284/H.R.2360, Driving Forward Act; S.1481, LOCAL Infrastructure Act; S.1711, STOP China Act; S.1953/ H.R.3712, Complete Streets Act of 2025; S.2296, National Defen…
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
AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 17, 2025 · issue area: Transportation
$660,000
Spent on own lobbying
…de Act; H.R.1968, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025; S.1218, Transportation Assistance for Olympic and World Cup Cities Act of 2025; S. 1284/H.R.2360, Driving Forward Act; S.1481, LOCAL Infrastructure Act; S.1711, STOP China Act; S.1953/ H.R.3712, Complete Streets Act of 2025; S./H.R. ___ Resilient…
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