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H.R. 2160 115th Congress House

BUS Act of 2017

Official title: To improve the safety of school buses, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 26, 2017 See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Child safety and welfareEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationMotor vehicles
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This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Apr 28, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 27, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Apr 26, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
Apr 26, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 28, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Best to Use Safety Belts Act of 2017 or the BUS Act of 2017

This bill prohibits a person from manufacturing for sale, selling, introducing into interstate commerce, or importing into the United States a school bus that is not equipped with lap and shoulder belts for each passenger. A violation of this requirement shall be treated as a violation of a federal motor vehicle safety standard.

The Department of Transportation (DOT) shall establish a program to provide school buses with seat belts and other safety features, under which DOT may make a competitive grant to a state educational agency and a local educational agency to: (1) retrofit a school bus with seat belts, or (2) make another safety upgrade to a school bus that demonstrably decreases the risk of injury or death to students in the event of an impact or rollover.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7306 Reintroduced Bill BUS Act of 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2160: BUS Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2160/
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"H.R. 2160: BUS Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2160/.
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H.R. 2160, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2160/.
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