IMPROVE Safety for Schools Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6965 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6965 To encourage local educational agencies to inform parents about gun safety, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 7, 2026 Mr. James (for himself and Ms. Kaptur) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To encourage local educational agencies to inform parents about gun safety, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Incentivize Motivated Parents with Responsible Options for Vital Education Safety for Schools Act'' or the ``IMPROVE Safety for Schools Act''. SEC. 2. ENCOURAGE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES TO INFORM PARENTS ABOUT GUN SAFETY. (a) In General.--The Director of the United States Secret Service shall provide guidance to local educational agencies that receive Federal funds on preparing a notice to advise parents on purchasing and using a gun safety device. (b) Contents of Guidance.--The guidance provided pursuant to subsection (a) shall include-- (1) a proposed deadline for the local educational agency to prepare the notice described in subsection (a); (2) recommendations on the size of the gun safety device that should be purchased based on the type of firearm in a parent's possession; and (3) information on the tax credit described in section 25G of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by s