H.R. 9317

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9317 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9317

To prohibit engine idling restrictions for over-the-road buses and 
school buses if an engine idles for less than 15 minutes, and for other 
purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 15, 2026

Mr. Langworthy (for himself and Mr. Gottheimer) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce

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A BILL

To prohibit engine idling restrictions for over-the-road buses and 
school buses if an engine idles for less than 15 minutes, 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 ``Buses Utilizing Safety and 
Environmental Standards Act'' or the ``BUSES Act''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL MINIMUM IDLING STANDARD FOR BUSES.

(a) Implementation Plans.--Section 110(a) of the Clean Air Act (42 
U.S.C. 7410(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(7) Engine idling restrictions.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of this Act, no implementation plan submitted 
by a State under this subsection may include, nor may any 
State, or political subdivision thereof, enforce through such 
implementation plan, any engine idling restriction applicable 
to the idling of an engine of an over-the-road bus (as defined 
in section 304(h)(3)) or a school bus for a period of less than 
15 minutes.''.
(b) Citizen Suits.--Section 304 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7604) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(h) Limitation on Actions Relating to Idling of Buses.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act, no person may commence a civil action against an 
owner or operator of an over-the-road bus or a school bus for 
any alleged violations of engine idling restrictions described 
in section 110(a)(7).
``(2) Prohibition on bounty-based enforcement programs.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law--
``(A) no State or political subdivision thereof may 
implement or maintain any program that provides 
monetary compensation to private individuals contingent 
upon the reporting, citation, or enforcement of engine 
idling violations for over-the-road buses; and
``(B) any such program that is in effect on the 
date of enactment of this subsection shall be 
terminated not later than 180 days after such date of 
enactment.
``(3) Over-the-road bus defined.--The term `over-the-road 
bus' has the meaning given such term in section 301 of the 
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12181).''.
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