,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cfbh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #i1 #bjai,mr4   
,?ompson ( ,mississippi 7= himself1 ,mr4
 ,mc,eachin1 ,mr4 ,c>son ( ,indiana1    
,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,ms4 ,wilson (  
,florida1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke (    
,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,johnson ( ,texas1 ,mr4
 ,payne1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4
 ,clay1 ,ms4 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4    
,bi%op ( ,georgia1 ,mrs4 ,lawr5ce1 ,mr4 
,ru%1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis ( ,ill9ois1
 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 
,mr4 ,ri*mond1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4      
,butt]field1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,lawson ( 
,florida1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 & ,ms4 
,pressley7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on             
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require motor c>ri]s to     
mitigate h>d%ips due to unw>rant$ &     
excessive pass5g] delays & to assess    
f9es to bol/] motor c>ri]s'             
acc\ntability to consum]s1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may

 be cit$ z ! ,motor ,c>ri]s             
,acc\ntability ,act4  #b4 ,pass5g]      
delays 9 int]/ate motor c>ri]           
transportation  7a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,sub*apt] 
,i ( *apt] #ada ( title #di1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  #adaje4 ,pass5g] delays 9    
int]/ate motor c>ri] transportation  7a7
 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an ! date on :i* a   
motor c>ri] op]ates a cov]$ trip1 ea*   
su* motor c>ri] %all adopt a cont+5cy   
plan = excessive pass5g] delays on cov]$
 trips4  7b7 ,compliance ,ea* motor     
c>ri] op]at+ a cov]$ trip %all adh]e to 
! t]ms ( ! plan adopt$ pursuant to      
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,cont5ts ,a        
cont+5cy plan describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 
%all include ! foll[+ conditions3 7#a7  
,a motor c>ri] w n let pass5g]s und]go a
 cov]$ delay unless !re are             
safety-relat$ or security-relat$ issues4
  7#b7 ,a motor c>ri] w provide adequate
 food & wat] if pass5g]s und]go a cov]$ 
delay4  7#c7 ,a motor c>ri] w ensure !re
 are op]able lavatory facilities at     

/ations4  7#d7 ,a motor c>ri] w provide 
a full refund ( ! price ( a pass5g]'s   
ticket if a pass5g] und]goes a cov]$    
delay & w provide ! rema9d] ( ! trip to 
! pass5g] )\t *>ge4  7#e7 ,= a p]iod (  
#b ye>s aft] ! date ( any cov]$ delay1 a
 motor c>ri] w reta9 any records conta9+
 ! foll[+ in=mation3  7,a7 ,! l5g? ( su*
 delay4  7,b7 ,! cause ( su* delay4     
7,c7 ,actions tak5 to m9imize h>d%ips = 
pass5g]s1 includ+ ! provision ( food &  
wat] & ! ma9t5ance & s]vic+ (           
lavatories4  7#f7 ,a motor c>ri] w      
include 9 ! cont+5cy plan a /atem5t ab\t
 its compliance ) section #cgd4caa (    
title #di1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations4 
7d7 ,requir$ notifications  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,a motor c>ri] op]at+ a cov]$ trip
 %all notify pass5g]s (-- 7,a7 a kn[n   
delay$ arrival ( #a or m h\rs aft] !    
s*$ul$ arrival "t on a s+le "o-way      
ticket2  7,b7 cancellations2 &  7,c7    
div]sions4  7#b7 ,travel /atus ,a motor 
c>ri] op]at+ a cov]$ trip %all notify   
pass5g]s ( travel /atus in=mation-- 7,a7

 9 ! bo>d+ area ( ! /ation2  7,b7 on !  
website ( su* motor c>ri]2  7,c7 on !   
mobile application ( su* motor c>ri]2 & 
7,d7 ?r\gh ! telephone res]vation sy/em 
( su* motor c>ri]1 ^u inquiry by any    
p]son4  7#c7 ,update ,9 ! case ( a cov]$
 delay1 a motor c>ri] %all provide      
pass5g]s an update on ! delay at a      
frequ5cy ( n less ?an once e #cj m9utes4
  7e7 ,p5alties ,not)/&+ any o!r        
provision ( law1 ! foll[+ p5alties apply
 ) respect to ?is section3  7#a7 ,a     
motor c>ri] is liable to ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 = a civil p5alty1 9 an am\nt to be     
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y1 = a cov]$ delay 
t is unw>rant$ & unann\nc$4  7#b7 ,a    
motor c>ri] %all pay a p5alty describ$ 9
 p>agraph 7#a7 n lat] ?an ! date t is   
#ad days aft] ! date on :i* a cov]$     
delay occurs4  7#c7 ,! p5alty describ$ 9
 p>agraph 7#a7 %all be n less ?an       
#ej1jjj4  7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
section1 ! foll[+ def9itions apply3     
7#a7 ,cov]$ delay ,! t]m cov]$ delay    
means a delay$ arrival ( #c or m h\rs   

aft] ! s*$ul$ arrival "t on a s+le      
"o-way ticket ( a cov]$ trip4  7#b7     
,cov]$ trip ,! t]m cov]$ trip means a   
trip on a motor c>ri] t is op]at+ su*   
trip pursuant to s*$ul$ pass5g] s]vices 
on a /&>d coa* bus ) #ej or m seats4    
7#c7 ,div]sion ,! t]m div]sion means any
 unkn[n delays1 includ+ me*anical       
issues1 involvem5t 9 a c> accid5t1 or   
pass5g] em]g5cies4  7#d7 ,pass5g] ,! t]m
 pass5g] means a pass5g] on a cov]$     
trip4  4  7b7 ,con=m+ ,am5dm5t ,! table 
( *apt]s = *apt] #ada ( title #di1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+ new item3  #adaje4      
,pass5g] delays 9 int]/ate motor c>ri]  
transportation4  4