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S. 1284

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 1284, the Driving Forward Act, was introduced in the Senate on Apr 3, 2025 by Sen. John Cornyn (R) with 7 co-sponsors. It was referred to Commerce, Science, And Transportation, and last saw action on Apr 3, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Record

Text

S. 1284 has 7 co-sponsors.

sb1284/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S1284 IS: Driving Forward Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-04-03
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 1284  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   April 3, 2025   Mr. Cornyn  (for himself,  Ms. Baldwin ,  Mrs. Blackburn ,  Mr. Kelly , and  Mrs. Gillibrand ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation    A BILL
To permanently extend the exemption from the engine compartment portion of the pre-trip vehicle inspection skills testing requirement for school bus drivers, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Driving Forward Act  .
2.
Permanent extension of exemption from under-the-hood inspection testing requirement for school bus drivers
(a)
In general
The Secretary of Transportation shall make permanent the exemption relating to pre-trip vehicle inspection skills test requirements for certain school bus drivers, as published in the Federal Register on December 2, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 95348), including the terms and conditions of the exemption described in paragraphs 2., 3., 4., 5., and 6. of section VII. B. of the notice granting the exemption (89 Fed. Reg. 95351).
(b)
Reporting
For the 6-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall require any State that participates in the exemption described in subsection (a) to submit to the Secretary an annual report for each those 6 years describing the number of drivers that obtain a commercial drivers’ license under such exemption in the State.

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-04-03
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in Senate Apr 3, 2025

sb1284/introduced-in-senate.md

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Introduced in Senate (04/03/2025)

Driving Forward Act

This bill directs the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to permanently allow states to exempt school bus drivers from the “under-the-hood” testing requirement for a commercial driver's license (CDL).

As background, on December 2, 2024, the FMCSA renewed an exemption through November 28, 2026, that allows states to exempt all school bus driver applicants for a CDL from the engine compartment portion of the pre-trip vehicle inspection skills testing requirement, commonly referred to as the under-the-hood testing requirement. States must meet certain terms and conditions for the exemption.

Under the bill, the FMCSA must make permanent the December 2, 2024, exemption, thus permanently allowing states to exempt school bus drivers from the under-the-hood testing requirement. States must meet the additional terms and conditions for an exemption, which include (1) restricting school bus drivers who are issued a CDL based on the exemption to the intrastate operation of school buses, and (2) requiring states to conduct the remaining pre-trip vehicle inspection components of the skills test.

Further, the FMCSA must require any state participating in the exemption to submit an annual report describing the number of drivers that obtain a CDL under the exemption.

Sponsors

Sen. John Cornyn (R) sponsors S. 1284, and 7 members have co-sponsored it, 4 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 1284 went before 1 committee: Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Referred To · Apr 3, 2025 · 458 Bills

Actions

S. 1284 has taken 2 actions since Apr 3, 2025.

ChamberAction
Apr 3, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Apr 3, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 1284 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 1284.

Titles

S. 1284 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Driving Forward Act — Display Title
  • Driving Forward Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to permanently extend the exemption from the engine compartment portion of the pre-trip vehicle inspection skills testing requirement for school bus drivers, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 7 registered lobbyists who named S. 1284 in 5 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. 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, Homeland Security, Medicare/Medicaid, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Transportation.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia15—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION15—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ANASTASIA TIONGSON115
BENJAMIN SCHWARTZ115
JILLIAN KINDER115
KATIE MABRY115
MARKUS HYBNER115
TANEESHA JOHNSON115
WARD MCCARRAGHER115

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$660K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$660K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$440K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$350K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$340K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 1284 under Transportation and Public Works, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 1284’s is Transportation and Public Works.

s1284/policy-areas.txt
Transportation and Public WorksAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationWater Resources Development

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