Bill · S. 3806· Senate(119-S-3806)
SECURES Act of 2026
- Introduced
- 2/9/2026
- Last activity
- 2/9/2026 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Sponsored by
- Cory Booker
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "SECURES Act of 2026," directs the Secretary of Transportation to take action regarding school bus safety. The Secretary must publish a notice of proposed rulemaking within 180 days of the act's enactment. This rulemaking must focus on establishing new Federal standards for seat belt requirements on all new school buses, no matter their gross vehicle weight rating. The Secretary is required to consider several safety factors and existing state experiences during this process.
Yes· 3 of 5
Would children be better off under this?+8
The bill aims to increase the safety of children by requiring the consideration of three-point seat belt standards for school buses.
Would students be better off under this?+8
The bill provides increased physical safety for students during their transport to and from school.
Does this improve buses, trains and other public transport?+3
The bill promotes safety standards for school bus equipment which is a component of public transit infrastructure.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Passenger Safety: The Secretary is tasked to consider the safety benefits of a lap/shoulder belt system, which the National Transportation Safety Board has noted provides a greater benefit by reducing injuries related to upper body flailing (Section 2(b)(1) and (2)).
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Implementation of Advanced Safety Technology: The rulemaking process includes considering innovative approaches such as seat belt detection, reminder systems, and violation alert systems that could be integrated into school bus designs (Section 2(b)(4)).
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Standardization of Safety Equipment: The bill directs the Secretary to consider the belief that every child on every school bus should have a three-point seat belt (Section 2(b)(3)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Children+8Good For Students+8
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Public Transit+3
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power+2
- Education And Technology
- Increases Public School Funding+1
- 2/9/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Introduced in Senate
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