{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-2360","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":2360,"title":"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.","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-03-26","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"C001051","fullName":"Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]","party":"R","state":"TX","district":31}],"cosponsorsCount":16,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-03-26","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit."},"policyArea":"Transportation and Public Works","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2025-03-26","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-26","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-26","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-26","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p>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).</p><p>As background, on December 2, 2024, the&nbsp;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.</p><p>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.&nbsp;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&nbsp;operation of school buses, and (2) requiring states to conduct the remaining pre-trip vehicle inspection components of the skills test.</p><p>Further,&nbsp;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.</p>","updateDate":"2026-06-15T13:47:46Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":296,"ts":"2026-07-14T04:23:16.074Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=To%20permanently%20extend%20the%20exemption%20from%20the%20engine%20compartm"}]}}