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H.R. 6635 · 119th Congress

Bus Operator Safety and Security Act

IntroducedTransportation and Public Works
IntroducedDec 11, 2025
Passed HouseNot yet
Passed SenateNot yet
To PresidentNot yet
Became lawNot yet

How this bill changes the law

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H.R. 6635 would change 1 section of existing law. Read from the bill text as introduced in the House (Dec 11, 2025).

49 U.S.C. 5329 Public transportation safety program

  • (f) Authority of Secretary.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary may— added to · Sec. 2(1), Sec. 2(2) · see the words
What the words would change: every change, in place (2)

Today's wording of each part of the law, with what would be struck out and added. Each change also gives the bill's own instruction, word for word.

  1. 49 U.S.C. 5329renumberedby H.R. 6635 Sec. 2(1)

    The bill says: by redesignating subsections (f) through (k) as subsections (g) through (l), respectively; and

  2. 49 U.S.C. 5329added (f)by H.R. 6635 Sec. 2(2)

    (f) Fixed route bus operator workstations.— Beginning 2 years after the date of enactment of this subsection, unless a recipient certifies that a labor organization representing the plurality of the frontline workforce employed by the recipient or, if applicable, employed by a contractor to the recipient, has agreed to waive this requirement with regard to the new fixed route bus being purchased with the requested Federal funds, the operator workstation of any new fixed route bus which is 30 or more feet in length with a useful life of 10 or more years purchased with Federal funds (with the exception of funds derived from section 5311) by a recipient shall be equipped with a barrier that—(1) reaches from the bus floor to the bus ceiling;(2) is capable of fully enclosing the workstation and preventing the unwanted entry of persons, fluids, and objects into the workstation; and(3) does not impede the operator’s lines of sight from the workstation to the exterior of the bus.

    The bill says: by inserting after subsection (e) the following:

From the bill's official text on GovInfo and the U.S. Code, 2024 edition, which may not yet show changes made since.

What it does

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What has happened

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  1. 2025-12-11Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

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Cosponsors

  • Don Bacon R-NE-2
  • Tom Barrett R-MI-7
  • Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. R-PA-8
  • Nikki Budzinski D-IL-13
  • André Carson D-IN-7
  • Juan Ciscomani R-AZ-6
  • Angie Craig D-MN-2
  • Jasmine Crockett D-TX-30
  • Donald G. Davis D-NC-1
  • Christopher R. Deluzio D-PA-17
  • Valerie P. Foushee D-NC-4
  • Andrew R. Garbarino R-NY-2
  • Daniel S. Goldman D-NY-10
  • Josh Gottheimer D-NJ-5
  • Jeff Hurd R-CO-3
  • Timothy M. Kennedy D-NY-26
  • Darin LaHood R-IL-16
  • Nicholas A. Langworthy R-NY-23
  • John B. Larson D-CT-1
  • Ted Lieu D-CA-36
  • Stephen F. Lynch D-MA-8
  • Ryan Mackenzie R-PA-7
  • Analilia Mejia D-NJ-11
  • Kevin Mullin D-CA-15
  • Donald Norcross D-NJ-1
  • Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC-At Large
  • Brittany Pettersen D-CO-7
  • Nellie Pou D-NJ-9
  • Lateefah Simon D-CA-12
  • Eric Sorensen D-IL-17
  • Norma J. Torres D-CA-35
  • Lauren Underwood D-IL-14
  • Jefferson Van Drew R-NJ-2