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US HR4909
STOP School Violence Act of 2018 Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing School Violence Act of 2018


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Introduced
01/30/2018
In Committee
02/07/2018
Crossed Over
03/15/2018
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

115th Congress

Bill Summary

STOP School Violence Act of 2018 Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing School Violence Act of 2018 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to revise and reauthorize through FY2028 the Secure Our Schools grant program. This grant program provides grants to states, local governments, and Indian tribes to improve security, including the placement and use of metal detectors and other deterrent measures, at schools and on school grounds.

AI Summary

This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize the Secure Our Schools grant program through fiscal year 2028. The grant program provides funding to states, local governments, and Native American tribes to improve school security, including the use of metal detectors and other deterrent measures, as well as the development of evidence-based strategies and programs to prevent school violence. The bill expands the allowable uses of the grant funds to include training to prevent student violence, anonymous reporting systems for threats, school threat assessment teams, coordination with law enforcement, security assessments, and the acquisition of emergency notification technologies.

Committee Categories

Justice, Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (101)

John Rutherford (R)* Ralph Abraham (R),  Don Bacon (R),  Lou Barletta (R),  Andy Barr (R),  Ami Bera (D),  Gus Bilirakis (R),  Mike Bishop (R),  Rod Blum (R),  Earl Blumenauer (D),  Suzanne Bonamici (D),  Mike Bost (R),  Susan Brooks (R),  Anthony Brown (D),  Vern Buchanan (R),  David Cicilline (D),  Mike Coffman (R),  Tom Cole (R),  James Comer (R),  Barbara Comstock (R),  Jim Costa (D),  Ryan Costello (R),  Joe Courtney (D),  Carlos Curbelo (R),  John Curtis (R),  Rodney Davis (R),  Mark DeSaulnier (D),  Theodore Deutch (D),  Mario Diaz-Balart (R),  Daniel Donovan (R),  Sean Duffy (R),  Elizabeth Esty (D),  John Faso (R),  Brian Fitzpatrick (R),  Jeff Fortenberry (R),  Bill Foster (D),  Lois Frankel (D),  Tulsi Gabbard (D),  Matt Gaetz (R),  Tom Garrett (R),  Vicente Gonzalez (D),  Josh Gottheimer (D),  Karen Handel (R),  Denny Heck (D),  Jaime Herrera Beutler (R),  Richard Hudson (R),  Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),  Evan Jenkins (R),  John Katko (R),  Robin Kelly (D),  Ro Khanna (D),  Dan Kildee (D),  Derek Kilmer (D),  Stephen Knight (R),  Al Lawson (D),  Daniel Lipinski (D),  Frank LoBiondo (R),  Zoe Lofgren (D),  Mia Love (R),  Thomas MacArthur (R),  Sean Maloney (D),  Roger Marshall (R),  Brian Mast (R),  Michael McCaul (R),  David McKinley (R),  Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R),  Martha McSally (R),  Paul Mitchell (I),  Stephanie Murphy (D),  Dan Newhouse (R),  Pete Olson (R),  Erik Paulsen (R),  Scott Peters (D),  Bill Posey (R),  James Renacci (R),  Hal Rogers (R),  Todd Rokita (R),  Thomas Rooney (R),  Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R),  Peter Roskam (R),  Dennis Ross (R),  Keith Rothfus (R),  Tim Ryan (D),  Steve Scalise (R),  Brad Schneider (D),  Kyrsten Sinema (I),  Chris Smith (R),  Darren Soto (D),  Elise Stefanik (R),  Steve Stivers (R),  Tom Suozzi (D),  Scott Taylor (R),  Claudia Tenney (R),  Scott Tipton (R),  Norma Torres (D),  Fred Upton (R),  Juan Vargas (D),  Greg Walden (R),  Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),  Frederica Wilson (D),  David Young (R), 

Last Action

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (on 03/15/2018)

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