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119-hr-9317119th Congress

BUSES Act

Sponsored By: Representative Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23]

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Summary

Establishes a national 15-minute minimum for bus idling rules. This bill would bar state plans and local authorities from enforcing engine idling restrictions for over-the-road buses and school buses that are shorter than 15 minutes. It would also block private civil suits over those idling rules and ban bounty-style enforcement programs.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

New bus idling and enforcement limits

If enacted, the bill would stop states from enforcing or including in state air plans any engine idling restriction that applies to an over-the-road bus or a school bus for periods under 15 minutes. It would define “over-the-road bus” using the Americans with Disabilities Act meaning. The bill would bar private civil lawsuits against owners or operators for those idling-rule violations. It would also ban state or local bounty programs that pay private people for reporting idling violations and require any such program in effect at enactment to end within 180 days.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23]

NY • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 6/15/2026

  • Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 6/25/2026

  • Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 8/3/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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