Who it affects
- State governments
- Elementary and secondary schools
- Law enforcement officers
- Department of Justice and Internal Revenue Service
In committeeEducationPublic safetyGovernment spending
School Guardian Act of 2025
S. 1189 · Senate bill · Introduced March 27, 2025
The School Guardian Act of 2025 would require federal grants for states to assign armed law enforcement officers to elementary and secondary schools.
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Where it stands
In committee
How South Carolina voted
No recorded votes yet.
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What it would do
- The Department of Justice would be required to give grants to states.
- States would use the grants to assign armed law enforcement officers to provide security at elementary and secondary schools.
- The bill would transfer certain Internal Revenue Service funds not yet committed to spending to the Department of Justice.
Written with AI from the official summary by Congress's research office.
How South Carolina voted
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Groups that lobbied on it and gave to SC's members
PAC, lobbyist campaign and qualifying employee money this election, shown separately and never added together. Lobbying reports name the bills a group worked on, not which side it took.
No lobbying reported yet. Lobbyists report every three months, about 20 days after each quarter ends. We have January 2025 through September 2026 reports. Newer reports will be added once filed and published.
Official record
Official title, sponsor and status
- Official title
- A bill to provide block grants to assign armed law enforcement officers to elementary and secondary schools.
- Sponsor
- Sen. Scott, Rick (R-FL)
- Introduced
- March 27, 2025
- Cosponsors
- 0
- Committees
- Senate Finance Committee
- Latest action
- March 27, 2025 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Official summary from the Congressional Research Service
School Guardian Act of 2025 This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to make grants for states to assign armed law enforcement officers to provide security at elementary and secondary schools. The bill also requires specified unobligated Internal Revenue Service funds to be transferred to DOJ to implement this bill.
Summary on Congress.gov ↗Everyone who lobbied on this bill (0 groups)
No lobbying report we have loaded names this bill. That doesn't mean no lobbying took place.
Lobbyists report every three months, about 20 days after each quarter ends. We have January 2025 through September 2026 reports. Newer reports will be added once filed and published. Reports for October through December 2026 are due January 20, 2027.