H.R. 6821

Summary

H.R. 6821, the Protect Our Students Act, was introduced in the House on Dec 17, 2025 by Rep. Dina Titus (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, and last saw action on Feb 2, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Record

Text

H.R. 6821 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 HR 6821 IH: Protect Our Students Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-12-17
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 I  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session  H. R. 6821  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   December 17, 2025   Ms. Titus  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to include reducing injuries and deaths resulting from crashes in school zones as eligible programming under State highway safety programs, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Protect Our Students Act  .
2.
Findings
Congress finds the following:
(1)
School zone safety issues are prevalent across our communities and warrant additional Federal funding and attention.
(2)
Each year, approximately 100 students are killed in traffic incidents walking to or from school and 25,000 students are injured.
(3)
No student should have to fear for their lives when walking to or from school.
3.
Highway safety programs
Section 402(a)(2)(vi) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting  and traffic incidents in school zones  after  buses .
4.
Regulations
The Secretary of Transportation shall issue such regulations as are necessary to clarify that highway safety program uses for school zone safety improvements under section 402(2)(vi) of title 23, United States Code, may include—
(1)
crossing guards;
(2)
flashing lights and beacons;
(3)
visible signage and markings;
(4)
crosswalks;
(5)
traffic calming measures, including pedestrian islands;
(6)
traffic lights;
(7)
school zones audits and assessments;
(8)
automated traffic enforcement; and
(9)
Safe Routes to School non-infrastructure.
5.
Allocation
Section 402(b)(1)(C) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking  40 percent  and inserting  50 percent .

Tracker

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To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to include reducing injuries and deaths resulting from crashes in school zones as eligible programming under State highway safety programs, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Dina Titus (D) sponsors H.R. 6821, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Dina Titus

Rep. · D–NV-1 · Sponsor

Introduced Dec 17, 2025

Eleanor Norton

Rep. · D–DC-0 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 13, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 6821 went before 2 committees: Highways and Transit Subcommittee and Transportation and Infrastructure.

Highways and Transit Subcommittee

Highways and Transit Subcommittee

Referred to · Feb 2, 2026 · 174 Bills

Transportation and Infrastructure

Transportation and Infrastructure

Referred To · Dec 17, 2025 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 6821 has taken 3 actions since Dec 17, 2025, the latest on Feb 2, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 6821 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 6821 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Protect Our Students Act — Display Title
• Protect Our Students Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to include reducing injuries and deaths resulting from crashes in school zones as eligible programming under State highway safety programs, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 2 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 6821 in 5 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, Transportation.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 6821 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. 6821’s is Transportation and Public Works.

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