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A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to provide incentive grants in order to encourage States to adopt and enforce laws requiring the use of safety belts by schoolchildren in new school…

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A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to provide incentive grants in order to encourage States to adopt and enforce laws requiring the use of safety belts by schoolchildren in new school buses, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 25, 1984 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 98th Congress ended
It never became law before the 98th Congress (1983–1984) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 16, 1984
Executive Comment Requested from DOT, OMB.
May 10, 1984
Referred to Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.
Apr 25, 1984
Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Apr 25, 1984
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to States which enact and enforce laws requiring the use of safety belts by schoolchildren in all schoolbuses. Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund, other than the Mass Transit Account, for FY 1985 through 1987 for such grants.

Defines schoolbus for purposes of this Act, limiting such term to vehicles manufactured after the 90th day following the date of enactment.

What's happening now May 16, 1984

Executive Comment Requested from DOT, OMB.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 16, 1984
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5511: A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to provide incentive grants in order to encourage States to adopt and enforce laws requiring the use of safety belts by schoolchildren in new school buses, and for other purposes.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-5511/
MLA
"H.R. 5511: A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to provide incentive grants in order to encourage States to adopt and enforce laws requiring the use of safety belts by schoolchildren in new school buses, and for other purposes.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-5511/.
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H.R. 5511, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-5511/.
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[H.R. 5511: A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to provide incentive grants in order to encourage States to adopt and enforce laws requiring the use of safety belts by schoolchildren in new school buses, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-5511/)
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