Study technology that detects “blocked transmissions,” which occur when radio messages overlap and critical information is lost. Provide Congress with cost and implementation recommendations.
Study technology that detects blocked transmissions and provide Congress with cost and implementation recommendations.
Occurrences
Evidence
Public Law 117-58 is the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, enacted from H.R. 3684 on November 15, 2021.
Section 24110 requires the Secretary, within two years of enactment, to review and evaluate the effectiveness of technologies for enhancing school bus safety, including cameras, audible warning systems, and enhanced lighting. The required review includes assessment of costs of acquiring and operating new equipment and other implementation-relevant factors.
Section 24110 also directs recommendations on methods by which States can improve education regarding illegal passing of school buses and requires publication of findings from the school-bus technology and safety reviews on the Department of Transportation website.
House Roll Call 369 recorded final passage of H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Representative Sharice Davids voted Yea.
Assessments
A later enacted federal law required a school-bus safety technology review, including costs and implementation-relevant factors, and publication of findings. Davids voted for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act containing that provision, so she materially supported a related enacted outcome during later House service. However, the evidence does not show the exact promised result: a completed study of technology detecting blocked transmissions with cost and implementation recommendations provided to Congress. The enacted provision partially overlaps but falls short of full delivery.