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HR 875 108th Congress House

Over-the-Road Bus Security and Safety Act of 2003

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Transportation to make grants for security improvements to over-the-road bus operations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 25, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 13, 2003
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 23.
Mar 13, 2003
Reported by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 108-36.
Feb 26, 2003
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Feb 26, 2003
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 25, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Feb 25, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 13, 2003

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 23.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Over-the-Road Bus Security and Safety Act of 2003 - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to private operators of over-the-road buses for specified system-wide security improvements to their operations, including the reimbursement of extraordinary security-related costs incurred since September 11, 2001. Sets forth certain grant requirements, including requiring: (1) an applicant private operator of over-the-road buses to submit to the Secretary a security improvements plan; and (2) an applicant for a grant for security improvements within a terminal owned and operated by an entity other than the applicant to demonstrate to the Secretary that such applicant has coordinated such improvements for the terminal with the entity. Requires the Secretary to submit to specified congressional committees a preliminary report that includes an assessment of the over-the-road bus security grant program.
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 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 1
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Graves, Sam
Missouri · Feb 25, 2003
Isakson, Johnny
· Feb 25, 2003
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Feb 25, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 875: Over-the-Road Bus Security and Safety Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-875/
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"H.R. 875: Over-the-Road Bus Security and Safety Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-875/.
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H.R. 875, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-875/.
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