H.R. 7204

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7204 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7204

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a grant program 
to increase the use of stop-arm safety camera technology on 
schoolbuses, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 22, 2026

Ms. Bynum introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a grant program 
to increase the use of stop-arm safety camera technology on 
schoolbuses, 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. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``School Bus Stop-Arm Safety Camera 
Act''.

SEC. 2. SCHOOLBUS STOP-ARM SAFETY CAMERAS STUDY AND GRANT PROGRAM.

(a) Study.--
(1) In general.--The Administrator of the Federal Motor 
Carrier Safety Administration, in coordination with the 
Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration, shall conduct a study to examine the benefits 
of requiring schoolbuses in the United States to be equipped 
with stop-arm safety cameras.
(2) Recommendations.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal 
Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Administrator of 
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shall 
publish on a publicly available website of each respective 
Administrator--
(A) the findings of the study conducted under 
paragraph (1); and
(B) with respect to the use of stop-arm safety 
cameras, recommendations on best practices regarding--
(i) data management and privacy safeguards;
(ii) data sharing with law enforcement for 
fair adjudication of alleged traffic 
violations; and
(iii) fee and revenue sharing structures to 
ensure programs are financially self-sustaining 
and advance student safety.
(b) Grant Program.--
(1) Establishment.--Not later than 18 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
establish a grant program to increase the use of stop-arm 
safety camera technology on schoolbuses.
(2) Eligible recipients.--The Secretary may award a grant 
under the program established under paragraph (1) to a State 
educational agency.
(3) Applications.--
(A) In general.--To be eligible for a grant under 
the program established under paragraph (1), an entity 
described in paragraph (2) shall submit to the 
Secretary an application in such form, at such time, 
and containing such information as the Secretary 
determines appropriate.
(B) Notification.--Before the date on which the 
Secretary begins to accept applications, the Secretary 
shall notify State educational agencies of the grant 
availability.
(4) Use of funds.--Funds awarded under the program 
established under paragraph (1) may be used to--
(A) purchase schoolbuses that are equipped with 
stop-arm safety camera technology;
(B) equip such technology on schoolbuses that are 
already owned; and
(C) install, maintain, and repair such technology.
(5) Definition of state educational agency.--In this 
subsection, the term ``State educational agency'' has the 
meaning given that term in section 8101 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
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