S. 2023: A bill to establish a safety performance rating system for motorcoach services and operations.

112th Congress · introduced 2011-12-16 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-12-16 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

A bill to establish a safety performance rating system for motorcoach services and operations.

Plain summary

Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to prescribe regulations requiring each motor carrier owning or leasing at least one motorcoach transporting passengers subject to DOT jurisdiction to display prominently in each motorcoach an understandable letter grade rating system allowing motorcoach passengers to compare the safety performance of motorcoach operators. Requires that such regulations also require motor carriers and any person selling motorcoach tickets to display the rating system in all announcements, advertisements, and points of sale for such motorcoach services and operations. Defines "motorcoach" as the term "over-the-road bus" is defined under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, except that "motorcoach": (1) includes a motor vehicle used to transport passengers that has a gross vehicle weight of at least 10,001 pounds, and (2) excludes a bus used in public transportation that is provided by a state or local government or a school bus.

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Official text

A bill to establish a safety performance rating system for motorcoach services and operations.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · 0 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] reported raising $1.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112s2023.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/s>

Record fed-us-cong112-s2023 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112