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Congress·In Committee·H.R. 7204

School Bus Safety: Stop-Arm Cameras

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a grant program to increase the use of stop-arm safety camera technology on schoolbuses, and for other purposes.

Also known as: School Bus Stop-Arm Safety Camera Act

about 2 months ago·View on Congress.gov

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Key Points

  • Congress is considering a plan to help schools catch drivers who illegally pass stopped school buses. The bill would create a new grant program to help states buy and install "stop-arm" cameras, which record cars that fail to stop when children are getting on or off the bus.
  • The Department of Transportation would first conduct a study to see how these cameras improve safety. Within one year, they would release recommendations on how to protect student privacy and the best ways to share camera footage with police to ticket dangerous drivers.
  • State education departments could apply for federal money to buy new buses with cameras already installed or to add cameras to the buses they already own. The grant money can also be used to pay for the maintenance and repair of the camera systems.
  • The program aims to be financially self-sustaining. This means the money collected from traffic tickets could eventually be used to pay for the cameras and safety programs so they don't require extra tax money in the long run.
  • The grant program would be officially set up within 18 months of the bill becoming law. This gives the government time to set rules for how states can apply for the funding and how the money should be spent.

Milestones

2 milestones2 actions
Jan 22, 2026House

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Jan 22, 2026

Introduced in House

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a grant program to increase the use of stop-arm safety camera technology on schoolbuses, and for other purposes.

Bill NumberHR 7204
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionReferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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