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Tell Your Senators to Support and Co-Sponsor S. 4150, the CERTS Act

This bipartisan legislation would provide $10 billion in emergency economic relief funding, in the form of grants and other economic assistance, through the Treasury, to motorcoach operators, school bus companies, U.S. flag passenger vessel operators, and other U.S. transportation service 
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ABA Congratulates Successful FY 2020 Bus Security Grant Recipients

ABA members have used the federal dollars to bolster motorcoach safety and security in a variety of ways to coordinate response efforts with law enforcement and other first responders. 
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TSA Releases Motorcoach BASE Report 2019

BASE is a free, voluntary risk-based program that evaluates the security posture of transportation systems. 
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ABA Looks Forward to Introduction of the Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act

Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) has been working feverishly along with Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) with the motorcoach, school bus and U.S. passenger vessel industries for the past few weeks to craft legislation. ABA, the Passenger Vessel Association, United Motorcoach Association 
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ABA Applauds Senators Proposal to Enable DMOs Access to SBA PPP Funds

The American Bus Association (ABA) – the industry leader advancing North American motorcoach travel and tourism – applauded Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) for their proposal to allow destination marketing organizations (DMO) to have 
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ChauffeurDriven: ABA Releases Cleaning Protocols, Continues Request for Federal Aid

The protocols were released on the heels of a tough report from the ABA Foundation that estimates that the U.S. motorcoach industry will see its economic loss due to the virus reach nearly $11 billion. 
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FND: New ABA Foundation Report Estimates Industry Losing $11B Despite Easing Travel Restrictions

Today’s updated report shows approximately $10.9 billion in sales will be lost with 62,800 jobs removed from the industry. 
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ABA Publishes Sample Policies for Industry for Post-Pandemic Cleanliness and Safety Protocols

The American Bus Association (ABA) – the industry leader advancing North American motorcoach travel and tourism – released a report for the motorcoach and group travel industry outlining sample policies to help promote cleanliness and safety for post-pandemic travel. 
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Fredericksburg.com: GETTING THERE: Bad News for Bus Operators

Peter Pantuso noted that while those numbers are improvements to earlier data, the figures show “the continued decimation of the private motorcoach industry, which has not received any financial help from Congress or the Trump Administration like other modes of 
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EpochTimes: Hit by Pandemic, Motorcoach Industry Says It Needs CCP Virus Relief Funds

Epoch Times reports on the latest ABA Foundation research showing that the industry is experiencing an $11 billion loss because of COVID-19 despite states re-opening. 
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