SECURES Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2792
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
Introduced: 2019-05-16
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Child safety and welfare

Department of Transportation

Elementary and secondary education

Motor carriers

Motor vehicles

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2019-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-05-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Secure Every Child Under the Right Equipment Standards Act of 2019 or the SECURES Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Transportation to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking on new federal standards for school bus seat belt requirements on all school buses, regardless of gross vehicle weight rating.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2792 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 16, 2019 Mr. Gottheimer (for himself, Mr. Reed , and Ms. Stefanik ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To require the Secretary of Transportation to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking concerning seat belts on school buses, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secure Every Child Under the Right Equipment Standards Act of 2019 or the SECURES Act of 2019 . 2. Proposed rulemaking (a) Requirements Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall publish a notice of proposed rulemaking on new Federal standards for school bus seat belt requirements on all school buses, regardless of gross vehicle weight rating. (b) Considerations In the proposed rulemaking, the Secretary shall consider— (1) the safety benefits of a lap/shoulder belt system (also known as a Type 2 seat belt assembly ); (2) the conclusion of the National Transportation Safety Board that Lap/shoulder belts provide the highest level of protection for school bus passengers and that Properly worn lap belts provide some benefit, while Properly worn lap/shoulder belts provide greater benefit by reducing injuries related to upper body flailing ; (3) the 2015 announcement by the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Mark Rosekind, stating that the agency believes that every child on every school bus should have a three-point seat belt ; (4) any innovative approaches to seat belt detection, seat belt reminder systems, and seat belt violation alert systems that could be incorporated into school bus designs; and (5) existing experience from the States that have already required school buses to be equipped with seat belts.