Congress moves to ban seclusion and dangerous restraints in federally funded schools
This bill is currently stalled in the House of Representatives. It has been sitting in committee since December 2025, and no action has occurred for about six months. The House committees on Education and Workforce and Armed Services must review the bill before it can move forward.
No action since December 2025
This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.
Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 3470 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 3470 (118th) →How this policy affects specific groups of people
Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
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Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Announces reintroduction of the Keeping All Students Safe Act; bans seclusion and certain dangerous restraints in federally funded schools and outlines key safeguards and oversight.
Details the Keeping All Students Safe Act’s prohibition on seclusion and dangerous restraint techniques, plus grants and reporting requirements aimed at reducing restraint use.
Advocacy explainer referencing S.3448/H.R.6617 and summarizing how the bill would prohibit seclusion, mechanical/chemical restraint, and narrowly limit physical restraint.
No votes recorded for this bill yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Keeping All Students Safe Act
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