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To direct the Secretary of Transportation to produce and distribute a national public safety messaging campaign, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill directs the Secretary of Transportation to produce and distribute a national public safety messaging campaign to educate the public about the dangers of illegally passing stopped school buses. The campaign must include television advertising on major national broadcasts, radio advertising, social media advertising, and outdoor advertising. The campaign must reach a national audience and cannot be limited to digital downloads or regional distribution. Funding for the campaign comes from amounts provided under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN)
31 cosponsors
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT)
- Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8] (R-PA)
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA)
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL)
- Rep. Conaway, Herbert C. [D-NJ-3] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN)
- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN)
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA)
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC)
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY)
- Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4] (D-NY)
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA)
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ)
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY)
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH)
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA)
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE)
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA)
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY)
- Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY)
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS)
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL)
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI)
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY)
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ)
- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI)
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA)
- Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8] (R-WI)
- Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN)
Actions (3)
- Mar 25, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. · house
- Mar 25, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- Mar 25, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 25, 2025
Mr. Stauber (for himself, Mr. Yakym, Ms. Brownley, and Mr. Moulton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to produce and distribute a national public safety messaging campaign, 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 “Brake for Kids Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY MESSAGING CAMPAIGN.
(a) In General.—Using amounts provided to the Secretary of Transportation under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58), the Secretary shall produce and distribute a national public safety messaging campaign to increase awareness and education about the dangers of illegal passing of stopped school buses.
(b) Requirements.—In producing and distributing the national public safety messaging campaign under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—
(1) include television advertising and advertising time on key national broadcasts with a wide audience as part of the campaign;
(2) include radio, social media, and edge service advertising as part of the campaign; and
(3) ensure that the campaign is not limited to digital downloads or regional distribution. <all>
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