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National Strategy for School Security Act of 2025
Summary
The bill requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a national strategy to secure elementary and secondary schools against acts of terrorism within one year of enactment. The strategy must be developed in consultation with the Secretary of Education and other federal agencies, and must be submitted to Congress. The strategy must identify school security vulnerabilities related to terrorism, establish goals for addressing those vulnerabilities, and describe federal programs and spending levels related to school security. The Secretary must update the strategy annually through 2033 and brief Congress on any updates, or certify if no update is needed.
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Sponsor (1)
9 cosponsors
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE)
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC)
- Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8] (R-CO)
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA)
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY)
- Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23] (D-FL)
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX)
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA)
Actions (16)
- Nov 20, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. · senate
- Nov 19, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
- Nov 19, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4785) · house
- Nov 19, 2025 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4785)
- Nov 19, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2259. · house
- Nov 19, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4785-4786) · house
- Nov 19, 2025 Mr. Guest moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. · house
- Nov 12, 2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 329. · house
- Nov 12, 2025 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 119-378. · house
- Sep 3, 2025 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 0. · house
- Sep 3, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
- Mar 25, 2025 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote. · house
- Mar 25, 2025 Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
- Mar 21, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. · house
- Mar 21, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence. · house
- Mar 21, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
AN ACT
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the development of a national strategy to secure elementary and secondary schools against acts of terrorism, and ensure domestic preparedness for and the response to terrorism, 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 “National Strategy for School Security Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL STRATEGY TO SECURE SCHOOLS FROM THREATS OF TERRORISM.
(a) In General.—Subtitle A of title XXII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
“SEC. 2220F. NATIONAL STRATEGY TO SECURE SCHOOLS FROM THREATS OF TERRORISM.
“(a) In General.—To assist in the domestic preparedness for and response to acts of terrorism and to coordinate Federal efforts to secure elementary and secondary schools (as such terms are defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)), not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, in consultation and cooperation with the Secretary of Education and the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies and departments, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Education and Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a national school security strategy (in this section referred to as the ‘strategy’). The Secretary, in consultation and cooperation with the Secretary of Education and the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies and departments, shall brief such committees on the strategy.
“(b) Updates and Briefings.—The Secretary, in consultation and cooperation with the Secretary of Education and the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies and departments, shall, if appropriate, annually through 2033 update the strategy, and brief the committees specified in subsection (a) concerning any such update. If there is no such update for any given year, the Secretary shall submit to such committees a certification attesting thereto.
“(c) Contents.—The strategy, including any updates thereto, shall—
“(1) account for and describe all Federal programs, projects, activities, and authorities including associated spending levels, to secure elementary and secondary schools from acts of terrorism;
“(2) identify specific school security vulnerabilities related to acts of terrorism within the United States, and delineate goals for closing such security vulnerabilities;
“(3) describe actions to be taken to achieve such goals and the means necessary to do so, including steps to reform, improve, and streamline existing efforts to align the current threat environment to elementary and secondary schools; and
“(4) build upon existing or ongoing evaluations and avoid unnecessary duplication by reviewing the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of other appropriate working groups, committees, commissions, or entities established by the Department related to efforts to secure elementary and secondary schools against terrorism within the United States, and ensure domestic preparedness for and the response to terrorism.”.
(b) Clerical Amendment.—The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2220E the following new item:
“Sec. 2220F. National strategy to secure schools from threats of terrorism.”.
Passed the House of Representatives November 19, 2025.
Attest:
Clerk. 119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2259
AN ACT
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the development of a national strategy to secure elementary and secondary schools against acts of terrorism, and ensure domestic preparedness for and the response to terrorism, and for other purposes.
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