Contact Congress about H.R. 1299: EAGLES Act of 2025

The bill would expand a Secret Service center that studies threats and trains people to prevent targeted violence, especially in schools. It funds that work through 2030, creates a national school safety program, and requires a report to Congress on results.

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EAGLES Act of 2025 is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, 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.

Latest action on H.R. 1299: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, 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.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects schools, school districts, and public safety agencies that may use the center's training or research. It also affects students and families, because the bill is aimed at stopping school violence before it happens. Federal agencies would have to coordinate with the Secret Service, and Congress would get reports on how the program is working.

Why this matters: This bill matters because it would put more federal time and money into trying to stop school and other targeted violence before an attack happens. It would give the Secret Service a clear long-term role in research, training, and sharing prevention methods. That could help schools and agencies that want guidance, but the bill does not prove the program will work the same way everywhere. The results would depend on how well local schools and agencies use the tools and training.

Key provisions in H.R. 1299

• The bill would make the National Threat Assessment Center a permanent office inside the U.S. Secret Service. It would sit under the Secretary of Homeland Security.
• The center would have five main jobs. Those jobs are training, help on hard cases, research, information sharing, and building evidence-based threat assessment programs with common standards.
• The bill would create a Safe School Initiative. This would be a national program focused on stopping targeted school violence.
• The center would have to study targeted school violence and prevention methods, then publish what it finds. That includes posting research on SchoolSafety.gov.
• The center would have to create and offer school violence prevention training. That training would go to public safety agencies and to other public and private groups, including local school districts.

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Questions people ask about H.R. 1299

What is H.R. 1299?

The bill would expand a Secret Service center that studies threats and trains people to prevent targeted violence, especially in schools. It funds that work through 2030, creates a national school safety program, and requires a report to Congress on results.

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