Congress extends school bus emissions program through 2031
H.R. 10782 — Clean School Bus Reauthorization Act · Filed by Jahana Hayes (D-CT) · 2 cosponsors · Introduced Oct 9, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill extends the Clean School Bus Program. It runs from 2027 through 2031. The program gives federal money to school districts. Districts use it to replace or fix older diesel buses. Cleaner buses reduce air pollution and improve air quality for students.
Who it affects
School districts get to keep using federal grants for buses. Students and school communities breathe cleaner air. The bill does not add new costs for families or taxpayers.
One thing to notice
Congress extended the program, but must still vote to give it money each year. The bill does not say how much money each state or district will get.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
2 cosponsors: 1 Democrats, 1 Republicans.
- Oct 9, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 9, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Clean School Bus Program — A federal program that gives money to school districts to buy or fix buses that pollute less.
- diesel buses — Buses that run on diesel fuel, which creates more pollution than cleaner fuels.
- federal money — Money that the federal government gives to states, districts, or other groups to spend on programs.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (221 characters) on Oct 16, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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