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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…

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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 schoolbuses, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 28, 1985 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) 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
Feb 27, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.
Feb 11, 1985
Executive Comment Requested from DOT, OMB.
Jan 28, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Jan 28, 1985
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 school buses. Limits the use of such grants to enforcement of such laws and to implement schoolchildren safety programs. Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund, other than the Mass Transit Account, for FY 1986 through 1988 for such grants.

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

What's happening now February 27, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Sep 12, 1986
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Feb 27, 1985
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 28, 1985
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 749: 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 schoolbuses, and for other purposes.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-749/
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"H.R. 749: 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 schoolbuses, and for other purposes.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-749/.
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H.R. 749, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-749/.
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[H.R. 749: 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 schoolbuses, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-749/)
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