S. 3472 119th Congress Senate

National Strategy for School Security Act of 2025

Official title: A bill 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 … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill 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.

Introduced: December 15, 2025 Introduced by: Shelley Moore Capito Republican · West Virginia See on congress.gov

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Dec 15, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Dec 15, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Strategy for School Security Act of 2025

This 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.

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Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
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K&L GATES, LLP
for NATIONAL GLASS ASSOCIATION · Virginia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

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Hassan, Margaret Wood

New Hampshire · Dec 15, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3472: National Strategy for School Security Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3472/

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"S. 3472: National Strategy for School Security Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3472/.

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S. 3472, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3472/.

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