After years of school shootings and security concerns, there's still no coordinated federal strategy for protecting K-12 schools from terrorism. This bill would require the Department of Homeland Security, working with the Department of Education, to develop and submit a national school security strategy within one year. The strategy would catalog all existing federal school security programs, identify specific vulnerabilities, and lay out goals and actions to address them. It would be updated annually through 2033. The bill doesn't create new programs or funding — it's focused on organizing and improving what already exists.
Congressional Summary
National Strategy for School Security Act of 2025This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop a national strategy to secure elementary and secondary schools from acts of terrorism. DHS must submit this strategy to Congress, annually update the strategy (if appropriate) through 2033, and provide annual briefings to Congress on those updates.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in Senate
- Action Date
- 2025-12-15
- Date Added
- 2026-04-06