H.R. 198·Elementary Beginner
A Bill to Fund Crossing Guards at Every Elementary School
Rep. Walker (D-NC)
Federal grants help cities pay for trained crossing guards at every public elementary school.
Sec. 1 — Mandate
The Department of Transportation shall fund at least one trained crossing guard per public elementary school.
Sec. 2 — Funding
$180 million per year.
Sec. 3 — Enforcement
Cities report staffing quarterly.
Sec. 4 — Effective Date
Next school year.
Tournament Prep
Mechanical parts, sourced & timed
Use this as your pre-round checklist. Memorize the source citation. Time yourself to the delivery target.
- Bill / Number
- H.R. 198 — A Bill to Fund Crossing Guards at Every Elementary School
- Funding source
- $180M/yr through DOT's Safe Routes to School program.
- Timeline
- Beginning next school year.
- Realistic — hiring crossing guards is a fast spend.
- Enforcing agency
- Department of Transportation grant compliance.
- Yes — DOT already administers Safe Routes infrastructure.
- Penalty for non-compliance
- Withholding of Safe Routes grant tranches.
- Source citation
- NHTSA Traffic Safety Facts (2022), pedestrian-injury data — nhtsa.gov.
- Delivery time (read aloud)
- 50s
Strongest counter-argument
Crossing guards are a local function; federal funding is overreach.
Your pre-emptive answer
Federal SRTS already funds sidewalks; staffing is the missing piece. NHTSA (2022) shows child pedestrian deaths up 13% since 2019.