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H.R. 3381 117th Congress House

School Bus Safety Act of 2021

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue rules requiring the inclusion of new safety equipment in school buses, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 20, 2021 Introduced by: Steve Cohen Democratic · Tennessee See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works
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May 21, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
May 20, 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.
May 20, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 21, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

School Bus Safety Act of 2021

This bill addresses safety features for school buses.

Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to implement rules requiring school buses to include

  • a three-point safety belt at each designated seating position,
  • a fire suppression system which addresses engine fires,
  • a firewall that prohibits hazardous quantities of gas or flame to pass through the firewall from the engine compartment to the passenger compartment,
  • an automatic emergency braking system,
  • an event data recorder, and
  • an electronic stability control system.

DOT must also establish a grant program to assist local educational agencies to purchase school buses equipped with three-point safety belts or any of the other safety features under this bill and assist them in modifying existing school buses to be equipped with such features.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2539 Identical bill School Bus Safety Act of 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3381: School Bus Safety Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3381/
MLA
"H.R. 3381: School Bus Safety Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3381/.
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H.R. 3381, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3381/.
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