Driving Forward Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8041 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8041 To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to extend the duration of the exemption from pre-trip vehicle skills testing for school bus drivers, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 17, 2024 Mr. Carter of Texas (for himself, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Cuellar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to extend the duration of the exemption from pre-trip vehicle skills testing for school bus drivers, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Driving Forward Act''. SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF EXEMPTION FROM PRE-TRIP VEHICLE SKILLS TESTING FOR SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS. (a) Extended Exemption Period.--The Secretary of Transportation shall issue such regulations as are necessary to extend the exemption from the pre-trip vehicle skills testing component for Commercial Drivers License test candidates for the intra-state operation of school buses of the Department of Transportation titled ``Commercial Driver's License: Application for Exemption; National School Transportation Association'', issued on October 27, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 65114), until November 27, 2027. (b) Public Comments on Further Extension of Exemption.--Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall solicit public comments on the feasibility and potential benefits of granting an exemption of unlimited duration. (c) Availability of Funding.--Notwit