# 119-s-3472: National Strategy for School Security Act of 2025

119-s-3472, National Strategy for School Security Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3472
- Congress: 119
- Title: National Strategy for School Security Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-15
- Sponsor: Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates a national strategy to secure K–12 schools from terrorism.** It would require the Department of Homeland Security, working with the Department of Education and other agencies, to map federal programs and spending, identify school vulnerabilities, set goals to close them, and outline actions and resources needed. - School districts would get a single federal strategy that lists all school security programs and associated spending to help align local projects with federal support. - The Department of Homeland Security would lead the plan, deliver it within 1 year, and update it annually through 2033 or certify no changes. - The strategy must name specific terrorism-related vulnerabilities and actions to close them, and must build on past evaluations to avoid duplicating federal efforts.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- National plan to secure K-12 schools: benefit, medium. This bill would require the Department of Homeland Security to make a national plan to secure elementary and secondary (K-12) schools from terrorism. The Secretary would send the plan to four Congressional committees within one year of enactment. The plan would list all federal programs, projects,…

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- 119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026
- 119-s-2587: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-s-4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-1782: Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act
- 119-s-1639: American Innovation and Jobs Act

## Sources
- [119-s-3472 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3472)

## Related
- [119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4949)
- [119-s-2587: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Age…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2587)
- [119-s-4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4668)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-1782: Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1782)
- [119-s-1639: American Innovation and Jobs Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1639)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3472 (as of 2026-04-21).