John Cornyn (R-TX)· Dec 15, 2025
S.Amdt. 3989: Its purpose is not yet published.
Offered, and not voted on yet.
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
John Cornyn (R-TX)
A bill to promote recruiter access to secondary schools.
S. 3052 · Senate bill Armed Forces and National Security
A Republican bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See all 2 cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is about making sure military recruiters can easily reach high school students. It updates the rules for how local educational agencies and secondary schools must grant access to military recruiters. Specifically, schools must give military recruiters the same campus access that they give to colleges and other employers. Schools are also required to help set up at least four in-person recruiting events per academic year upon request. Additionally, schools must hand over student contact information to military recruiters within certain timeframes.
Yes· 3 of 6
- Scored +5
Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?
The bill enhances military recruitment efforts by ensuring recruiters have equitable access to high schools and student contact information.
- Scored +4
Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this?
The bill provides high school students aged 17 and older with structured opportunities to learn about military career options.
- Scored +4
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?
The legislation supports the armed forces by strengthening the recruitment pipeline.
The opposite
- Scored -2
Does this protect people from being watched or searched?
The bill mandates the release of student contact information to military recruiters despite certain educational privacy protections.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Equal Campus Access: Under Section 1, paragraph (1), amending clause (i), schools must give military recruiters the exact same access to high school campuses for recruiting students who are at least 17 years old as they give to any other employer, college, or recruiter. This ensures military recruiters are treated fairly and equally compared to other potential paths for students.
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Organized Recruitment Events: Under Section 1, paragraph (2), amending clause (ii), schools must facilitate at least four in-person recruitment events per academic year across different grading periods when military recruiters ask for them. This provides students with consistent, scheduled opportunities to learn about military options face-to-face.
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Guaranteed Access to Student Information: Under Section 1, paragraph (3), amending clause (iii), schools must provide military recruiters with student names, academic grades, addresses, school emails, and phone listings within 60 days of the school year starting, or within 30 days of a later request. This makes sure recruiters quickly receive the necessary contact details to reach out to students.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Based on the provided text, there are no specific sections or provisions identified that create negative consequences or burdens for individuals or groups of people.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together? — The legislation supports the armed forces by strengthening the recruitment pipeline. Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this? — The bill provides high school students aged 17 and older with structured opportunities to learn about military career options. Would students be better off under this? — Students gain equal access to military career pathways alongside traditional higher education and employment options. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — Military service can offer stable employment and educational benefits for individuals from lower-income backgrounds.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive? — The bill enhances military recruitment efforts by ensuring recruiters have equitable access to high schools and student contact information.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this give the federal government more power? — The bill imposes federal mandates on local educational agencies regarding military recruiter access. Does this protect people from being watched or searched? — The bill mandates the release of student contact information to military recruiters despite certain educational privacy protections.
- 8/6/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 10/23/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
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