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S. 2812

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 2812, the Brake for Kids Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Sep 16, 2025 by Sen. Todd Young (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Commerce, Science, And Transportation, and last saw action on Sep 16, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Record

Text

S. 2812 has 1 co-sponsor.

sb2812/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S2812 IS: Brake for Kids Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-09-16
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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.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 2812  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   September 16, 2025   Mr. Young  (for himself and  Mr. Peters ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation    A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a national public safety messaging campaign relating to the dangers of illegal passing of stopped school buses, 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
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation (referred to in this section as the  Secretary ) shall carry out, including through production and distribution of relevant communications and messaging materials, a national public safety messaging campaign to increase awareness and education about the dangers of illegal passing of stopped school buses.
(b)
Methods of communication
In carrying out the national public safety messaging campaign under subsection (a), the Secretary—
(1)
shall include, as part of the campaign—
(A)
television advertising and advertising time on national broadcasts with a wide audience; and
(B)
radio, social media, or other advertisement messaging; and
(2)
may take steps to ensure that the campaign is not limited to digital downloads or regional distribution.
(c)
Funding
The Secretary may carry out the national public safety messaging campaign under subsection (a) using amounts otherwise made available to the Secretary to carry out public safety messaging campaigns.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-09-16
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  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 Senate Sep 16, 2025

sb2812/introduced-in-senate.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in Senate (09/16/2025)

Brake for Kids Act of 2025

This bill directs the Department of Transportation to carry out 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.

Sponsors

Sen. Todd Young (R) sponsors S. 2812, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 2812 went before 1 committee: Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Referred To · Sep 16, 2025 · 458 Bills

Actions

S. 2812 has taken 2 actions since Sep 16, 2025.

ChamberAction
Sep 16, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Sep 16, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 2812 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 2812 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
  • A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a national public safety messaging campaign relating to the dangers of illegal passing of stopped school buses, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 11 registered lobbyists who named S. 2812 in 4 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 Environment/Superfund, Transportation, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATIONSchool transportationVirginia14$240K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
PRIME POLICY GROUP14$240K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
BECKY WEBER114
ABBIGAIL STUAAN SOTHMANN111
ANDREW TERP111
ANN ADLER111
IRVING DANIELS111
JACOB BEAVER111
MARK DISLER111
PETER DERHAGOPIAN111
RICH MEADE111
TOM REED111
VILLEM BERGLUND111

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
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

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 2812 under Transportation and Public Works, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2812’s is Transportation and Public Works.

s2812/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

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