Safer Schools Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6683 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6683 To establish a grant program to encourage schools to conduct independent facility security risk assessments and make hard security improvements, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 11, 2025 Mr. Williams of Texas (for himself and Mr. Moskowitz) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 establish a grant program to encourage schools to conduct independent facility security risk assessments and make hard security improvements, 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 ``Safer Schools Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM FOR GRANTS FOR INDEPENDENT FACILITY SECURITY RISK ASSESSMENTS AND HARD SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS. (a) Establishment.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act the Attorney General shall establish a pilot program (hereinafter referred to as the ``pilot program'') to issue grants pursuant to subsections (b) and (c), including releasing guidelines and applications with respect to such grant programs. (b) Independent Facility Security Risk Assessment Grants.-- (1) In general.--Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Attorney General shall award grants to public schools to have independent facility security risk assessments performed. (2) Appl