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119-hr-2360119th Congress
To permanently extend the exemption from the engine compartment portion of the pre-trip vehicle inspection skills testing requirement for school bus drivers, and for other purposes.
Sponsored By: Representative Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]
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Summary
Makes permanent an exemption from the engine-compartment portion of the pre-trip vehicle inspection skills test for certain school bus drivers. It would apply the terms and conditions listed in the December 2, 2024 Federal Register notice and set reporting rules for participating States.
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- School bus drivers: Drivers who meet the exemption terms would no longer have to complete the engine-compartment part of the pre-trip skills test when obtaining a commercial driver's license.
- Participating States: For a six-year period, States that use the exemption must send an annual report to the Secretary of Transportation describing how many drivers obtained a commercial driver's license under the exemption.
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Permanent engine-inspection exemption for school bus drivers
This bill would make permanent the exemption from the engine-compartment part of the pre-trip inspection skills test for certain school bus drivers. It would adopt the exemption published in the Federal Register on December 2, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 95348) and apply the terms in paragraphs 2–6 of section VII.B. of that notice (89 Fed. Reg. 95351). For six years after enactment, any State that uses the exemption would send one annual report to the Secretary of Transportation. Each report would list how many drivers obtained a commercial driver’s license under the exemption.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]
TX • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]
OK • R
Sponsored 3/26/2025
Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8]
MO • R
Sponsored 3/26/2025
Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]
NC • R
Sponsored 3/26/2025
Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]
CA • R
Sponsored 3/26/2025
Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22]
TX • R
Sponsored 3/26/2025
Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3]
TX • R
Sponsored 3/26/2025
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
FL • D
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Rep. Burlison, Eric [R-MO-7]
MO • R
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
WI • R
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1]
KS • R
Sponsored 6/3/2025
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
NY • D
Sponsored 6/4/2025
Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2]
KS • R
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3]
WI • R
Sponsored 4/22/2026
Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5]
WI • R
Sponsored 4/22/2026
Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8]
PA • R
Sponsored 5/7/2026
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