119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Mar 4, 2025
School Bus Safety Act of 2025
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Latest action (Mar 4, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (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,
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced in Senate
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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
…ool 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.3807 - Mi…
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
…ool 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.3807 - Mi…
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.3807 - Mi…
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