The application period is now open for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Fiscal Year 2026 Intercity Bus Security Grant Program (IBSGP), which provides funding to help eligible motorcoach operators […]
The bipartisan legislation would deliver clearer rules, stronger protections, and real operational relief for bus operators. The American Bus Association is helping lead one of the bus industry’s most important […]
UPDATE: The hearing originally scheduled for June 17 has been deferred to October 20, 2026 at noon Eastern. The sample letter below has been changed to reflect the new date. […]
On June 3, 2026, ABA President & CEO Fred Ferguson testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Environment during a hearing titled “Rules of the Road: Examining […]
Ferguson voices support for modernizing Federal regulations to deal with a patchwork of burdensome laws Fred Ferguson, President and CEO of the American Bus Association (ABA), testified today before the House […]
The American Bus Association and the United Motorcoach Association filed a joint petition with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on May 27, 2026, requesting a federal preemption determination regarding New York […]
Next stop: Congress On May 21, 2026, the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee amended and approved the BUILD America 250 Act (H.R. 8870) following a lengthy markup that began at […]
The newly released proposal includes several major provisions that benefit the private motorcoach and group travel industries. The House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee’s newly released surface transportation reauthorization proposal — […]
