# 119-hr-8506: SAFE School Act

119-hr-8506, SAFE School Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8506
- Congress: 119
- Title: SAFE School Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Federal grants for school security and trained officers** would create a new program to fund building and technology upgrades and to support hiring trained school safety officers at elementary and secondary schools. The Attorney General would run the program through the Office of Justice Programs and the bill authorizes $900 million to make grants to States and local educational agencies. - Families and students: Schools could install metal detectors, surveillance cameras, reinforced glass, improved locks, better lighting, emergency alerts, and generators to strengthen safety on school grounds. - Veterans, former law enforcement, and off-duty officers: States could set up certification or training programs to prepare veterans and former officers to serve as school safety officers, potentially including firearm and de-escalation training, and hire those individuals. - States, local educational agencies, and schools: Grants would be available to public, private, and religious schools without regard to existing federal or State funding for school resource officers, and the Attorney General may not dictate training content or restrict use of funds. *Authorizes $900 million in federal appropriations to carry out the program.*

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants for K-12 school security: benefit, medium. This bill would create the SAFE School grant program and authorize $900 million to carry it out. The Attorney General, through the Office of Justice Programs, would make grants to States and local educational agencies. Grants would pay to set up State certification or other State-required training…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4553: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-8506 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8506)

## Related
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5089)
- [119-hr-4553: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4553)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8506 (as of 2026-09-21).