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H.R. 8782 (116th)

Keeping All Students Safe Act

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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], Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4], Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53], Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8], Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1], Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29], Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34], Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2], Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4], Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10], Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24], Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13], Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4], Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7], Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large], Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4], Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7], Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1], Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6], Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6], Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE], Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]

Subjects

Education

Source updated

20 January 2026

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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

  1. 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.

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  2. 19 November 2020

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 19 November 2020

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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