House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law
To amend the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish Federal motor vehicle safety standards to require that a schoolbus is equipped with a system of mirrors that provide the driver when seated with an unobstructed view of certain areas under and alongside of the schoolbus, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Dennis Eckart D-OHWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 7, 1989
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 27, 1989 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
7 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 6 Democrats
1 of 7 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), William Broomfield (R-MI), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Bernard Dwyer (D-NJ), Lane Evans (D-IL), Edward Feighan (D-OH), Andrew Jacobs (D-IN).
More from the sponsor
Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Dennis Eckart.
- H.R. 1056 (101st) Federal Facilities Compliance Act of 1989
- H.R. 5098 (101st) Savings and Loan Accountability and Management Reform Act of 1990
- H.R. 3107 (101st) Schoolbus Loading Zone Safety Act of 1989
- H.R. 3109 (101st) Schoolbus Safety Measures Act of 1989
- H.R. 4789 (101st) Railroad Police Certification Act of 1990
- H.R. 3108 (101st) Toxics Release Prevention Act of 1989
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.