Alyssa’s Act of 2025
Rep. Owens and Bipartisan Group Introduce Alyssa’s Act to Boost School Panic Alarms and Safety Tech
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The bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to hire new personnel and contractors with expertise in school safety and school administration. It also creates a new Director of the Clearinghouse position. These are relatively small-scale staffing additions within DHS, but they represent a new area of sustained federal responsibility.
“the Secretary shall hire personnel and contractors with expertise in school safety and school administration to provide additional subject matter expertise in implementing evidence-based programming in schools.”
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Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Homeland Security, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
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No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
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Alyssa's Law and Its Impact on School Safety Grants
Alyssa's Law is reshaping how federal and state agencies allocate school safety grants, prioritizing technologies like panic alarms that improve communication with police. The law encourages schools to upgrade security infrastructure regardless of their financial status.
Three States Join the Nationwide Push for Alyssa's Law
As of October 2025, 11 states have adopted Alyssa's Law, which mandates silent panic alarms in K-12 schools. The legislation aims to reduce response times during emergencies and has gained significant momentum at both the state and federal levels.
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Alyssa’s Act of 2025
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