House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Safe Intersections for Buses and Pedestrians Act
Official title: To amend subchapter II of chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, to require that all new covered motorcoaches have a minimally obstructed forward-facing view from the driver's seat, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 27, 2026
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: Jan 28, 2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7263.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MENENDEZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 19, January 27, 2026, Page H1916):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 27, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7263, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7263
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 3, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
5 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 2 Democrats
3 of 5 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.
Robert Bresnahan (R-PA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Laura Gillen (D-NY), Michael Lawler (R-NY).
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.