HR 1994
117th Congress
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Stop for School Buses Act of 2021
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 18, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Mar 17, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
Mar 17, 2021
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Stop for School Buses Act of 2021
This bill addresses safety measures and programs to prevent the illegal passing of school buses.
Specifically, the Department of Transportation must
- conduct a review of existing state laws and programs regarding the illegal passing of school buses;
- create a nationwide public safety campaign to highlight the dangers of illegally passing school buses;
- review and evaluate the effectiveness of various technologies to enhance school bus safety;
- review driver education materials in states to determine how the illegal passing of school buses is addressed; and
- research the connections between the illegal passing of school buses and other safety issues, including distracted driving.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
3
Cosponsors
21
Rice, Kathleen
D
Crow, Jason
Lamb, Conor
D
Gottheimer, Josh
R
Bost, Mike
D
Kim, Andy
D
Craig, Angie
R
Emmer, Tom
D
Houlahan, Chrissy
R
Baird, James R.
D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
D
Brownley, Julia
D
Cleaver, Emanuel
D
Cohen, Steve
Delgado, Antonio
R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Katko, John
KIND, RON
Long, Billy
D
Neguse, Joe
Sires, Albio
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1994: Stop for School Buses Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1994/
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