S. 660

Summary

S. 660, the Bus Rolling Stock Modernization Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Feb 20, 2025 by Sen. Tina Smith (D) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs, and last saw action on Feb 20, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Record

Text

S. 660 has 3 co-sponsors.

119 S660 IS: Bus Rolling Stock Modernization Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-02-20
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 660  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   February 20, 2025   Ms. Smith  (for herself,  Mr. Cramer ,  Mr. Fetterman , and  Mrs. Britt ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs    A BILL
To establish limitations on advanced payments for bus rolling stock, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Bus Rolling Stock Modernization Act of 2025  .
2.
Limitations on advanced payments for bus rolling stock
Section 5323 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
(w)
Limitations on advanced payments for bus rolling stock
(1)
In general
Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation, a recipient may use assistance made available under this chapter to make an advance payment on a bus rolling stock vehicle without the recipient obtaining pre-approval or requiring a performance bond or other form of security from the transit vehicle manufacturer.
(2)
Limitations
 A recipient making an advance payment under paragraph (1)—
(A)
shall have—
(i)
a signed purchase order and executed contract with a transit vehicle manufacturer that includes advance payment provisions;
(ii)
preaward authority; and
(iii)
met the requirements under subsection (m) and section 5318(e) of this title; and
(B)
shall not provide an advanced payment that is more than 20 percent of the total purchase order value.
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Sponsors

Sen. Tina Smith (D) sponsors S. 660, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Tina Smith

Sen. · D–MN · Sponsor

Introduced Feb 20, 2025

Katie Boyd Britt

Sen. · R–AL · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 20, 2025 · Original

Kevin Cramer

Sen. · R–ND · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 20, 2025 · Original

John Fetterman

Sen. · D–PA · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 20, 2025 · Original

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Committees

S. 660 went before 1 committee: Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Referred To · Feb 20, 2025 · 465 Bills

Actions

S. 660 has taken 2 actions since Feb 20, 2025.

Votes

S. 660 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 660 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Bus Rolling Stock Modernization Act of 2025 — Display Title
• Bus Rolling Stock Modernization Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• A bill to establish limitations on advanced payments for bus rolling stock, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 3 registered lobbyists who named S. 660 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Manufacturing, Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills), Transportation, Trade (domestic/foreign).

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 660 under Transportation and Public Works, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 660’s is Transportation and Public Works.

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