# 116-hr-7306: BUS Act of 2020

116-hr-7306, BUS Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] (D-FL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7306
- Congress: 116
- Title: BUS Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Introduced: 2020-06-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Best to Use Safety Belts Act of 2020 or the BUS Act of 2020 This bill prohibits a person from manufacturing for sale, selling, introducing into interstate commerce, or importing into the United States a school bus that is not equipped with lap and shoulder belts for each passenger. A violation of this requirement shall be treated as a violation of a federal motor vehicle safety standard. The Department of Transportation (DOT) shall establish a program to provide school buses with seat belts and other safety features, under which DOT may make a competitive grant to a state educational agency and a local educational agency to (1) retrofit a school bus with seat belts, or (2) make another safety upgrade to a school bus that demonstrably decreases the risk of injury or death to students in the event of an impact or rollover.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8632: Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8598: Emergency Social Security COLA for 2021 Act
- 116-hr-8433: Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8171: Save our Social Security Now Act
- 116-hr-8044: Supporting Early-Career Researchers Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7306 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7306)

## Related
- [116-hr-8632: Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8632)
- [116-hr-8598: Emergency Social Security COLA for 2021 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8598)
- [116-hr-8433: Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8433)
- [116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8270)
- [116-hr-8171: Save our Social Security Now Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8171)
- [116-hr-8044: Supporting Early-Career Researchers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8044)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7306 (as of 2025-11-18).