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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[H.R. 8041 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8041
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to extend the duration of
the exemption from pre-trip vehicle skills testing for school bus
drivers, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 17, 2024
Mr. Carter of Texas (for himself, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Sessions, Mr.
Ruppersberger, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Cuellar)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure
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A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to extend the duration of
the exemption from pre-trip vehicle skills testing 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Driving Forward Act''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF EXEMPTION FROM PRE-TRIP VEHICLE SKILLS TESTING FOR
SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS.
(a) Extended Exemption Period.--The Secretary of Transportation
shall issue such regulations as are necessary to extend the exemption
from the pre-trip vehicle skills testing component for Commercial
Drivers License test candidates for the intra-state operation of school
buses of the Department of Transportation titled ``Commercial Driver's
License: Application for Exemption; National School Transportation
Association'', issued on October 27, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 65114), until
November 27, 2027.
(b) Public Comments on Further Extension of Exemption.--Not later
than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall solicit public comments on the feasibility and potential benefits
of granting an exemption of unlimited duration.
(c) Availability of Funding.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, funds made available to a State under section 31313 of title
49, United States Code, may be used by the State to assist with costs
associated with implementing the exemption under subsection (a).
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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