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HR2526Referred to Committee

Bus Parity and Clarity Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-03-31
Introduced
5
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Jefferson Van Drew
Jefferson Van Drew
Democrat · NJ · Representative
Votes with party: 30.7% (547 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/V000133

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (5)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5)Original· 2025-03-31
  • Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA-7)· 2025-10-24
  • Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12)· 2026-01-12
  • Tim Burchett (R-TN-2)· 2026-04-16
  • Michael Lawler (R-NY-17)· 2026-04-22

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

2025-03-31

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureReferred To · 2025-03-31

Previously

  • Transportation and Infrastructure CommitteeReferred To · 2025-03-31

Plain-English Summary

Bus Parity and Clarity Act This bill specifies that charter bus service has the same access to tolling rates and roads as public transportation vehicles. Current law applies the same access to tolling rates to public transportation vehicles and over-the-road buses (i.e., buses with an elevated passenger deck located over a baggage compartment) that serve the public. The bill specifies that the same access to rates apply to over-the-road buses in (1) scheduled service (e.g., intercity bus service), and (2) charter service. This applies to charter bus service for tolling for federal-aid highways, bridges, and tunnels; high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes and facilities; and the Value Pricing Pilot Program of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Charter service includes transportation provided at the request of a third party for the exclusive use of a bus for a negotiated price (e.g., for a wedding or corporate event); or to the public for events or functions that occur on an irregular basis or for a limited duration, and a premium fare is charged or third party pays for the service (e.g., providing shuttle service for a public event). In addition, the FHWA must annually publish on a publicly available website a unified database containing the rates, terms, and conditions of each toll facility covered under these provisions.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Transportation and Public Works
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