Brake for Kids Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2812 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2812

   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.


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                   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

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                                 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Brake for Kids Act of 2025''.

SEC. 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.
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