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Jackie Walorski Enhancing Necessary Data on Illegal School Bus Passing Act

Introduced: November 14, 2024 Introduced by: Yakym, Rudy Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov
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Jun 12, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jun 9, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation.
Jun 9, 2023
Introduced in House
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Jackie Walorski Enhancing Necessary Data on Illegal School Bus Passing Act

This bill addresses various issues related to illegal passing of stopped school buses.

For example, the bill requires the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to 

  • establish a grant program for demonstration projects to monitor and collect data on illegal passing of stopped school buses,
  • produce and distribute a national public safety messaging campaign concerning the dangers of illegal passing of stopped school buses, and
  • modify certain educational materials to include more information on the dangers of illegal passing of stopped school buses and the importance of enforcing laws against it.

The bill also requires the Department of Transportation, in consultation with the National Conference of State Legislatures, to develop model legislation to address incidents of illegal passing of stopped school buses.  

What's happening now June 12, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3998: Jackie Walorski Enhancing Necessary Data on Illegal School Bus Passing Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3998/
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"H.R. 3998: Jackie Walorski Enhancing Necessary Data on Illegal School Bus Passing Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3998/.
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H.R. 3998, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3998/.
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