Safe Intersections for Buses and Pedestrians Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7263 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7263

To amend subchapter II of chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, 
     to require that all new covered motorcoaches have a minimally 
 obstructed forward-facing view from the driver's seat, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 27, 2026

 Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Frost, Ms. Gillen, Mr. Bresnahan, Mr. 
 Fitzpatrick, and Mr. Lawler) introduced the following bill; which was 
     referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend subchapter II of chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, 
     to require that all new covered motorcoaches have a minimally 
 obstructed forward-facing view from the driver's seat, 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 ``Safe Intersections for Buses and 
Pedestrians Act''.

SEC. 2. MINIMALLY OBSTRUCTED FORWARD-FACING VIEW IN MOTORCOACHES.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 301 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 30130. Minimally obstructed forward-facing view in motorcoaches
    ``(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting through the 
Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 
shall prescribe motor vehicle safety standards to require that all new 
covered motorcoaches manufactured for sale in the United States have a 
minimally obstructed forward-facing view from the driver's seat of the 
covered motorcoach.
    ``(b) Exception.--In prescribing motor vehicle safety standards 
under subsection (a), the Secretary, acting through the Administrator 
of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, shall ensure 
that a covered motorcoach satisfies such standards if the covered 
motorcoach utilizes a camera or other technological means--
            ``(1) to allow for a minimally obstructed forward-facing 
        view from the driver's seat of the covered motorcoach that 
        expands the range of the forward-facing view of the driver or 
        provides a view of an obstructed area; and
            ``(2) that complies with Standard 101.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Covered motorcoach.--The term `covered motorcoach' 
        has the meaning given the term `bus' in section 571.3(b) of 
        title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.
            ``(2) Standard 101.--The term `Standard 101' means Federal 
        Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 101, contained in section 
        571.101 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for subchapter II 
of chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding 
after the item relating to section 30129 the following new item:

``30130. Minimally obstructed forward-facing view in motorcoaches.''.
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