# 119-hr-5668: Stronger Schools Act

119-hr-5668, Stronger Schools Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5668
- Congress: 119
- Title: Stronger Schools Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Ties federal school building grants to strict security upgrades and the placement of armed officers in every school served by a grant.** It would create a Physical Improvement Grant Program at the Department of Education to fund facility changes, with clear conditions for recipients. - Families and students: Students and visitors in schools served by a grant would encounter armed school resource officers and a single locked entry that includes a guarded anteroom and metal detectors at the point of entry. - Local educational agencies (LEAs): LEAs would compete for grants and must ensure every elementary and secondary school they serve hires a school resource officer who carries a firearm and installs the required single-point entry system to qualify. - Department of Education and oversight: The Department would run the competitive grant program and the Secretary must report to Congress on program implementation within one year after enactment.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants for schools to add armed officers: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Education Department would run a competitive grant program for school districts that apply. Any district that gets a grant would need to ensure each school hires an armed school resource officer. Each school would also need a single point of entry with a locked anteroom. The officer…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5301: PIPES Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5061: Counter-UAS Authority Security, Safety, and Reauthorization Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5668 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5668)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-5301: PIPES Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5301)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-5061: Counter-UAS Authority Security, Safety, and Reauthorization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5061)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5668 (as of 2026-04-21).