BUSES Act

[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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