Bill · S. 2812· Senate(119-S-2812)
Brake for Kids Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 9/16/2025
- Last activity
- 9/16/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Sponsored by
- Todd Young
- Cosponsors
- - 0 - 2
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is known as the Brake for Kids Act of 2025. It directs the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a national public safety messaging campaign. The campaign will focus on increasing awareness and education about the dangers of illegally passing stopped school buses. The Secretary must start this campaign not later than one year after the enactment of the Act. The campaign will use television, radio, social media, and other advertising methods to reach a wide audience. Funding for the campaign will come from amounts otherwise made available to the Secretary for public safety messaging campaigns.
Yes· 3 of 4
Would children be better off under this?+4
The national public safety campaign aims to increase awareness about school bus safety, directly protecting children.
Would students be better off under this?+3
Students benefit from increased driver awareness regarding stopped school buses.
Does this repair or build roads and bridges?+3
The bill promotes transportation safety by funding a national public safety messaging campaign regarding school bus passing laws.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Section 2(a) requires the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a national public safety messaging campaign regarding the dangers of illegally passing stopped school buses. This is positive because it increases awareness and education to help keep people safe.
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Section 2(b)(1) states that the campaign shall include television advertising on national broadcasts with a wide audience, as well as radio and social media messaging. This is positive because it ensures the safety message reaches a large number of individuals across the country through multiple communication channels.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- The provided text does not contain any specific sections or provisions that outline potential negative consequences or burdens for individuals or groups of people in the United States.
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+4Good For Students+3
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Roads And Bridges+3
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power+2
- 9/22/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/16/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
Tammy BaldwinDemocrat · Wisconsin
Gary PetersDemocrat · Michigan