United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 8782 (116th)
Keeping All Students Safe Act
Introduced
19 November 2020
Last action
19 November 2020 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sponsors
Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8], A. McEachin, Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3], Gerald Connolly, Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], SUSAN DAVIS, Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8], Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], John Larson, Sean Maloney, Paul Tonko, Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Grace Napolitano, Gwen Moore, Tony Cárdenas, Jimmy Gomez, JAMES LANGEVIN, Joseph Kennedy, Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10], Frederica Wilson, Adriano Espaillat, Jahana Hayes, Barbara Lee, James Himes, Mark Takano, CAROLYN MALONEY, Katherine Clark, Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], James McGovern, Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Betty McCollum, Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7], DAVID PRICE, JOSE SERRANO, Cheri Bustos, Raúl Grijalva, Gregorio Sablan, Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4], Susan Wild, Alan Lowenthal, Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], Debra Haaland, Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6], Sean Casten, Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE], Alma Adams
Subjects
Education
Source updated
20 January 2026
Summary
Keeping All Students Safe Act This bill prohibits the use of seclusion and limits the use of physical restraint in schools and Head Start programs that receive federal funding. It also establishes enforcement provisions, including a private right of action for a student who has been subjected to unlawful seclusion or restraint, and creates a grant program for state educational agencies to implement the procedures required by the bill.
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Timeline
19 November 2020
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
19 November 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
19 November 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 19 November 2020 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 19 November 2020
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 19 November 2020
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 19 November 2020
Sponsors
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] · D · Sponsor
- A. McEachin · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] · D · Sponsor
- Gerald Connolly · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- SUSAN DAVIS · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
- John Larson · D · Sponsor
- Sean Maloney · D · Sponsor
- Paul Tonko · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] · D · Sponsor
- Grace Napolitano · D · Sponsor
- Gwen Moore · D · Sponsor
- Tony Cárdenas · D · Sponsor
- Jimmy Gomez · D · Sponsor
- JAMES LANGEVIN · D · Sponsor
- Joseph Kennedy · D · Sponsor
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] · D · Sponsor
- Frederica Wilson · D · Sponsor
- Adriano Espaillat · D · Sponsor
- Jahana Hayes · D · Sponsor
- Barbara Lee · D · Sponsor
- James Himes · D · Sponsor
- Mark Takano · D · Sponsor
- CAROLYN MALONEY · D · Sponsor
- Katherine Clark · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Sponsor
- James McGovern · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Betty McCollum · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] · D · Sponsor
- DAVID PRICE · D · Sponsor
- JOSE SERRANO · D · Sponsor
- Cheri Bustos · D · Sponsor
- Raúl Grijalva · D · Sponsor
- Gregorio Sablan · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Susan Wild · D · Sponsor
- Alan Lowenthal · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] · D · Sponsor
- Debra Haaland · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] · D · Sponsor
- Sean Casten · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] · D · Sponsor
- Alma Adams · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → Keeping All Students Safe Act
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8782
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/8782
- us · 116-hr-8782 · source updated 20 January 2026