H.R. 2360

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2360 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2360

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.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 26, 2025

Mr. Carter of Texas (for himself, Mr. Cole, Mr. Smith of Missouri, Ms. 
Foxx, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Nehls, and Mr. Self) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure

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A BILL

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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF EXEMPTION FROM UNDER-THE-HOOD 
INSPECTION TESTING REQUIREMENT FOR SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall make 
permanent the exemption relating to pre-trip vehicle inspection skills 
test requirements for certain school bus drivers, as published in the 
Federal Register on December 2, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 95348), including 
the terms and conditions of the exemption described in paragraphs 2., 
3., 4., 5., and 6. of section VII. B. of the notice granting the 
exemption (89 Fed. Reg. 95351).
(b) Reporting.--For the 6-year period beginning on the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall require 
any State that participates in the exemption described in subsection 
(a) to submit to the Secretary an annual report for each those 6 years 
describing the number of drivers that obtain a commercial drivers' 
license under such exemption.
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