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H.R. 1524

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 1524, the ALYSSA Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 24, 2025 by Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D) with 23 co-sponsors. It was referred to Education and Workforce, and last saw action on Feb 24, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Record

Text

H.R. 1524 has 23 co-sponsors.

hb1524/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 1524 IH: Alyssa’s Legacy Youth in Schools Safety Alert Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-24
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1524  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 24, 2025   Mr. Gottheimer  (for himself,  Mr. Moskowitz ,  Mr. Davis of North Carolina , and  Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Education and Workforce    A BILL
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require silent alarms in elementary schools and secondary schools, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Alyssa’s Legacy Youth in Schools Safety Alert Act   or the   ALYSSA Act  .
2.
Requiring silent alarms in schools
(a)
Local educational agency plans
Section 1112(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6312(c) ) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (5)(B)(ii)(III), by striking  and  at the end;
(2)
in paragraph (6), by striking  and  at the end;
(3)
in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting  ; and ; and
(4)
by adding at the end the following:
(8)
ensure that each school served by the local educational agency is prepared to address a school security emergency, including through the use of panic alarms (as defined in section 8549D).
 .
(b)
Condition of receipt of funds
Subpart 2 of part F of title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7901 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
8549D.
School security
(a)
In general
As a condition of receipt of funds under this Act, each local educational agency shall ensure that each elementary school and secondary school served by such local educational agency is equipped with at least one panic alarm for use in a school security emergency (including a non-fire evacuation, lockdown, or active shooter situation).
(b)
Panic alarm defined
For purposes of this section and section 1112(c)(8), the term  panic alarm  means a silent security system signal generated by the manual activation of a device intended to signal a life-threatening or emergency situation requiring a response from law enforcement.
 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-24
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Feb 24, 2025

hb1524/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (02/24/2025)

Alyssa's Legacy Youth in Schools Safety Alert Act or the ALYSSA Act

This bill requires each local educational agency (LEA), as a condition of receiving federal elementary and secondary education funds, to ensure that each elementary and secondary school served by the LEA is equipped with at least one silent panic alarm for use in a school security emergency.

Sponsors

Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D) sponsors H.R. 1524, and 23 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 1524 went before 1 committee: Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce
Education and Workforce
Referred To · Feb 24, 2025 · 824 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1524 has taken 2 actions since Feb 24, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 24, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Feb 24, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.Education and Workforce Committee

Votes

H.R. 1524 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 1524 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • ALYSSA Act — Display Title
  • ALYSSA Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Alyssa’s Legacy Youth in Schools Safety Alert Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require silent alarms in elementary schools and secondary schools, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 12 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1524 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Health Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Defense, Education, Government Issues, Immigration.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
STRYKER CORPORATIONMedical Technologies CorporationMichigan14$200K
INTRADO LIFE AND SAFETY, INC.Safety driven cloud-based technologyColorado11—
NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
THORN RUN PARTNERS14$200K
NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION11—
PACESETTER STRATEGIES FORMERLY KNOWN AS K. BLACK STRATEGIES LLC11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
STUART CHAPMAN114
WILLIAM LAMOND114
JORDAN MARSH113
BONITA WILLIAMS111
CHRISTIN DRISCOLL111
DEBORAH KOOLBECK111
JUAN RANGEL111
KATE BLACK111
KATY ROWLEY111
KIMBERLY TRINCA111
RONNY LAU111
STEPHANIE SALVADOR111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$670K2nd Quarter - Report
STRYKER CORPORATIONTHORN RUN PARTNERS2025 fourth_quarter$50K4th Quarter - Report
STRYKER CORPORATIONTHORN RUN PARTNERS2025 third_quarter$50K3rd Quarter - Report
STRYKER CORPORATIONTHORN RUN PARTNERS2025 second_quarter$50K2nd Quarter - Report
STRYKER CORPORATIONTHORN RUN PARTNERS2025 first_quarter$50K1st Quarter - Report
INTRADO LIFE AND SAFETY, INC.PACESETTER STRATEGIES FORMERLY KNOWN AS K. BLACK STRATEGIES LLC2025 first_quarter—1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1524 under Education, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1524’s is Education.

hr1524/policy-areas.txt
EducationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 1524 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Child safety and welfare to School administration.

hr1524/subjects.txt
Child safety and welfareElementary and secondary educationEmergency communications systemsSchool administration

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 1524, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 36 (Monday, February 24, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GOTTHEIMER:H.R. 1524.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Sec. 8[Page H769]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com