US Congress House Bill 2218 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on April 10 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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 importance 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.

Stop for School Buses Act of 2019

Rep. Jackie Walorski [R-IN]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Peter Visclosky [D-IN]	Rep. John Moolenaar [R-MI]
Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Anthony Brindisi [D-NY]	Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI]
Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL]	Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Fred Upton [R-MI]
Rep. Antonio Delgado [D-NY]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Steve Watkins [R-KS]	Rep. Jeff Van Drew [R-NJ]
Rep. Sharice Davids [D-KS]	Rep. Chris Collins [R-NY]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Chrissy Houlahan [D-PA]	Rep. Andy Kim [D-NJ]
Rep. Scott Perry [R-PA]	Rep. Susan Brooks [R-IN]	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. John Katko [R-NY]
Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO]	Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA]
Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Pete Stauber [R-MN]	Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]
Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]
Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]
Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN]
Rep. Angela Craig [D-MN]	Rep. Bill Huizenga [R-MI]	Rep. Conor Lamb [D-PA]	Rep. James Baird [R-IN]
Rep. Tom Emmer [R-MN]	Rep. Carol Miller [R-WV]	Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Bryan Steil [R-WI]
Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]	Rep. Mike Bost [R-IL]	Rep. Paul Mitchell [R-MI]	Rep. Lloyd Smucker [R-PA]
Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Mike Gallagher [R-WI]	Rep. Bob Gibbs [R-OH]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]
Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-11	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
2019-04-10	House	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.
2019-04-10	House	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.
2019-04-10	House	Introduced in House

SB1254 (Related) 2019-04-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
HB7095 (Related) 2020-06-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
HB2 (Related) 2020-07-20 - Received in the Senate.
HR1028 (Similar To) 2020-06-30 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2218/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2218/BILLS-116hr2218ih.pdf