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HR6809119th CongressWALLET
Alyssa’s Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4]
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Summary
Expands the Federal Clearinghouse on School Safety to fund research, training, a National School Safety Data Center, and a panic alarm technology program focused on reducing injuries and deaths in school emergencies. It centralizes data and guidance, supports development and demonstrations of new technology, and sets standards for emergency response maps and master plans.
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- Families and students: Students and families get clearer nationwide data and public education on school emergency risks and proven safety practices through the Data Center and public education efforts.
- Local educational agencies and rural schools: Local educational agencies gain targeted assistance, ongoing training, and demonstration projects to adopt new technology and management systems, plus a Rural Assistance program to help remote districts.
- First responders and technology makers: First responders get technical assistance and coordination support. The Clearinghouse will test panic alarm wearables and alert infrastructure but bans manufacturing or sale of that equipment except for testing and evaluation, and it bars federal funding for emergency response maps that fail to meet new technical and security standards beginning in fiscal year 2026.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
6 provisions identified: 5 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Annual Reports and Master Plan Reviews
The bill would require annual Clearinghouse reports starting June 30 of the year after enactment. Reports would measure human and economic losses from school shootings, summarize research and technology efforts, and assess Clearinghouse help to schools and first responders. The bill would also require a nationwide master plan report starting four years after enactment and annually after that that evaluates master plans, costs, benefits, and implementation approaches.
National School Safety Clearinghouse
The bill would require the Department of Homeland Security to run a Federal Clearinghouse on School Safety. A Director would be named within 120 days of enactment. The Clearinghouse would provide training, technical help, research, demonstrations, and one-on-one consulting for States, local school districts, and first responders. The Clearinghouse would not have rulemaking or regulatory power under existing law.
National School Safety Data Center
The bill would require the Clearinghouse to create a National School Safety Data Center within one year. The Data Center would collect, standardize, analyze, and publish data on school emergencies, shootings, injuries, losses, and safety plans. States, school districts, law enforcement, and the public would be able to use the data and reports on SchoolSafety.gov to set priorities and evaluate safety efforts.
Panic Alarm Technology Program
The bill would direct the Clearinghouse to run a program to develop, test, and evaluate panic alarm technology for schools and first responders. The program would cover wearable alarms, strobes, audio communications, testing standards, demonstrations, and cost-effectiveness studies. The Department would not be allowed to manufacture or sell equipment from the program except when needed for development, testing, or evaluation.
Standards and Funding Limits for Maps
The bill would require emergency response maps bought with Federal funds to meet technical, interoperability, data ownership, security, and storage rules. The Secretary would need a federal procurement strategy within one year and a congressional briefing within 180 days after the strategy. Federal funds could not be used in fiscal year 2026 or later to buy maps that fail the rules, which could raise costs for districts that must update maps to comply.
Definitions and Scope of the Act
The bill would add used definitions for terms like covered public safety agency, emergency response map, master plan, site, Secretary, and panic alarm technology. These definitions would apply throughout the Act and clarify who and what the programs and rules cover.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4]
UT • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
Sponsored 12/17/2025
Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26]
FL • R
Sponsored 12/17/2025
Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23]
FL • D
Sponsored 12/17/2025
Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28]
FL • R
Sponsored 1/20/2026
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Sponsored 1/20/2026
Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1]
NC • D
Sponsored 2/11/2026
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 2/11/2026
Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Sponsored 3/19/2026
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
NE • R
Sponsored 3/19/2026
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
FL • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Rep. Maloy, Celeste [R-UT-2]
UT • R
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6]
GA • D
Sponsored 4/30/2026
Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2]
MO • R
Sponsored 4/30/2026
Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1]
UT • R
Sponsored 5/13/2026
Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
MI • D
Sponsored 5/19/2026
Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6]
FL • R
Sponsored 5/19/2026
Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10]
VA • D
Sponsored 5/19/2026
Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5]
VA • R
Sponsored 6/9/2026
Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/9/2026
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
NY • R
Sponsored 6/9/2026
Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/9/2026
Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7]
NJ • R
Sponsored 8/17/2026
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
FL • D
Sponsored 8/17/2026
Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27]
FL • R
Sponsored 8/27/2026
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
Sponsored 8/27/2026
Roll Call Votes
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