H.R. 2259 · 119th Congress

National Strategy for School Security Act of 2025

Introduced on Mar 21, 2025 by Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23). 9 cosponsors, 4 of them from another party. Latest action (Nov 20, 2025): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Mar 21, 2025
Cosponsors
9
4 from the other party
Policy area
Education
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

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.

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Elementary and secondary education
  • School administration
  • Terrorism

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Mar 21, 2025). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Tony GonzalesR-TX-23Sponsor

Democrats · 4

Republicans · 5

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Mar 21, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Mar 21, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Mar 21, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.
  4. Mar 21, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
  5. Mar 25, 2025 · HouseSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  6. Mar 25, 2025 · HouseForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
  7. Sep 3, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. Sep 3, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 0.
  9. Nov 12, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 119-378.
  10. Nov 12, 2025 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 119-378.
  11. Nov 12, 2025 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 329.
  12. Nov 19, 2025 · HouseMr. Guest moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  13. Nov 19, 2025 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4785-4786)
  14. Nov 19, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2259.
  15. Nov 19, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4785)
  16. Nov 19, 2025 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4785)
  17. Nov 19, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Nov 20, 2025 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Committees

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. National Glass Association1 report
    $70K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.