# 119-sres-944: A resolution designating September 2026 as "School Bus Safety Month".

119-sres-944, A resolution designating September 2026 as "School Bus Safety Month"., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] (R-NE); status passed_senate (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-sres-944
- Congress: 119
- Title: A resolution designating September 2026 as "School Bus Safety Month".
- Status: passed_senate
- Introduced: 2026-09-30
- Sponsor: Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] (R-NE)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-11

## Summary

**Designates September 2026 as “School Bus Safety Month” to spotlight school-bus safety and public education.** The resolution notes school buses are the nation’s largest mass-transportation fleet, with about 26 million K–12 students riding daily and operators driving more than 3.8 billion miles a year. It highlights the Child Safety Network’s 37 years and its Safe Ride campaign, which offers free safety resources and videos to tens of millions of K–6 students, trains more than 131,000 transportation professionals, supports over 14,000 school districts, provides access to more than 181,000 counterterrorism guides, and asks media to run public service announcements that recognize operators and promote safer driving near buses.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI), 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026
- 119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act
- 119-s-1639: American Innovation and Jobs Act
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-1300: Project Safe Neighborhoods Reauthorization Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-sres-944 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/944)

## Related
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
- [119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3940)
- [119-s-1639: American Innovation and Jobs Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1639)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-1300: Project Safe Neighborhoods Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1300)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-944 (as of 2026-10-11).