# 117-hr-8621: Get Our Kids to School Act of 2022

117-hr-8621, Get Our Kids to School Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8621
- Congress: 117
- Title: Get Our Kids to School Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Introduced: 2022-07-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Get Our Kids to School Act of 2022 This bill authorizes the Department of Transportation (DOT) to extend the duration of certain waivers for commercial driver's license applicants seeking to operate a school bus. Specifically, DOT may provide a waiver that grants states, for a period not in excess of one year, the discretion to waive the engine compartment component of the pre-trip vehicle inspection skills requirement for a commercial driver's license applicant seeking to operate a school bus. Currently, a waiver cannot exceed three months.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] (R-TX), 2022-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2022-11-14T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8621 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8621)

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- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-310: To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen Doher…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-310)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hres-1451: Original National Domestic Violence Awareness Month Resolution of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-1451)
- [117-hr-8876: Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8876)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8621 (as of 2025-11-18).