Bill · H.R. 6821· House(119-HR-6821)
Protect Our Students Act
- Introduced
- 12/17/2025
- Last activity
- 2/2/2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Sponsored by
- Dina Titus
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Protect Our Students Act," aims to amend title 23 of the United States Code. It seeks to include the reduction of injuries and deaths from crashes in school zones as eligible programming under State highway safety programs. Congress has noted that approximately 100 students are killed and 25,000 are injured in traffic incidents while walking to or from school annually. The bill directs the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations clarifying specific school zone safety improvements. Additionally, it changes the allocation percentage in title 23.
Yes· 3 of 4
Would children be better off under this?+8
The bill directly aims to reduce injuries and deaths of students in school zones through enhanced safety measures.
Would students be better off under this?+8
The bill provides targeted safety enhancements like crossing guards and traffic calming specifically for students walking to school.
Does this repair or build roads and bridges?+5
The bill increases funding and provides specific categories for school zone safety improvements like crosswalks and traffic lights.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Safety in School Zones: The bill includes reducing injuries and deaths resulting from crashes in school zones as eligible programming under State highway safety programs (Section 3). This addresses the finding that approximately 100 students are killed and 25,000 are injured in traffic incidents every year (Section 2).
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Expanded Safety Improvements: The Secretary of Transportation will clarify that highway safety program uses may include various safety measures (Section 4). These include:
- Crossing guards (Section 4, subsection 1)
- Flashing lights and beacons (Section 4, subsection 2)
- Visible signage and markings (Section 4, subsection 3)
- Crosswalks (Section 4, subsection 4)
- Traffic calming measures, such as pedestrian islands (Section 4, subsection 5)
- Traffic lights (Section 4, subsection 6)
- School zone audits and assessments (Section 4, subsection 7)
- Automated traffic enforcement (Section 4, subsection 8)
- Safe Routes to School non-infrastructure (Section 4, subsection 9)
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Increased Funding Allocation: The bill increases the allocation from 40 percent to 50 percent (Section 5).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts or burdens are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Children+8Good For Students+8
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Roads And Bridges+5
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Poverty Reduction+1
- 2/2/2026
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- 1/13/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 12/17/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- Introduced in House
Eleanor NortonDemocrat · District of Columbia