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H.R. 2348

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 2348, the Brake for Kids Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Mar 25, 2025 by Rep. Pete Stauber (R) with 31 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, and last saw action on Mar 25, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Record

Text

H.R. 2348 has 31 co-sponsors.

hb2348/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 2348 IH: Brake for Kids Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-03-25
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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. 2348  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 25, 2025   Mr. Stauber  (for himself,  Mr. Yakym ,  Ms. Brownley , and  Mr. Moulton ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to produce and distribute a national public safety messaging campaign, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Brake for Kids Act of 2025  .
2.
National public safety messaging campaign
(a)
In general
Using amounts provided to the Secretary of Transportation under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ( Public Law 117–58 ), the Secretary shall produce and distribute a national public safety messaging campaign to increase awareness and education about the dangers of illegal passing of stopped school buses.
(b)
Requirements
In producing and distributing the national public safety messaging campaign under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—
(1)
include television advertising and advertising time on key national broadcasts with a wide audience as part of the campaign;
(2)
include radio, social media, and edge service advertising as part of the campaign; and
(3)
ensure that the campaign is not limited to digital downloads or regional distribution.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-03-25
  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 Mar 25, 2025

hb2348/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (03/25/2025)

Brake for Kids Act of 2025

This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to produce and distribute a national public safety campaign on the dangers of illegally passing stopped school buses. Specifically, the campaign must increase awareness and education about the issue through a variety of media, including television, radio, and social media advertising.

DOT must use Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funds to produce and distribute the campaign.

Sponsors

Rep. Pete Stauber (R) sponsors H.R. 2348, and 31 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 2348 went before 2 committees: Highways and Transit Subcommittee and Transportation and Infrastructure.

Highways and Transit Subcommittee
Highways and Transit Subcommittee
Referred to · Mar 25, 2025 · 174 Bills
Transportation and Infrastructure
Transportation and Infrastructure
Referred To · Mar 25, 2025 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2348 has taken 3 actions since Mar 25, 2025.

ChamberAction
Mar 25, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Mar 25, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Mar 25, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.Highways and Transit Subcommittee

Votes

H.R. 2348 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 2348 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Brake for Kids Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Brake for Kids Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To direct the Secretary of Transportation to produce and distribute a national public safety messaging campaign, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 22 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2348 in 14 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 Transportation, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Agriculture, Automotive Industry, Banking, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Environment/Superfund.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATIONSchool transportationVirginia16$360K
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES—District of Columbia16—
SAFE KIDS WORLDWIDE—District of Columbia12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES16—
PRIME POLICY GROUP16$360K
SAFE KIDS WORLDWIDE12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 22.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
BECKY WEBER116
JAMES GRANDE116
KATHERINE DUVENECK116
NICHOLAS BOUKNIGHT116
ROBERT MCCARTY116
ANTHONY COTTO115
ANDREW TERP113
VILLEM BERGLUND113
ANN ADLER112
IRVING DANIELS112
SHANE SIMENSTAD112
TOM REED112
WILLIAM SEABROOK112
ABBIGAIL STUAAN SOTHMANN111
ANNA BUHLINGER111
BLAKE DAVIS111
JACOB BEAVER111
MARK DISLER111
PAUL WEISS111
PETER DERHAGOPIAN111

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2026 second_quarter$540K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2026 first_quarter$506.4K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2025 fourth_quarter$465.8K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2025 third_quarter$442.1K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2025 second_quarter$435.7K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2025 first_quarter$424.5K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATIONPRIME POLICY GROUP2026 second_quarter$60K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATIONPRIME POLICY GROUP2026 first_quarter$60K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATIONPRIME POLICY GROUP2025 fourth_quarter$60K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATIONPRIME POLICY GROUP2025 third_quarter$60K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATIONPRIME POLICY GROUP2025 second_quarter$60K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATIONPRIME POLICY GROUP2025 first_quarter$60K1st Quarter - Report
SAFE KIDS WORLDWIDESAFE KIDS WORLDWIDE2025 second_quarter$25K2nd Quarter - Report
SAFE KIDS WORLDWIDESAFE KIDS WORLDWIDE2025 first_quarter$25K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2348 under Transportation and Public Works, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2348’s is Transportation and Public Works.

hr2348/policy-areas.txt
Transportation and Public WorksAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency 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 RecreationTaxationWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 2348, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 25, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. STAUBER:H.R. 2348.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United StatesConstitution[Page H1275]

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