HOUSE 2717117th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Safer Schools Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 10/19/2021
Actions
- 2021-10-19Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- 2021-04-21Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
- 2021-04-21Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
- 2021-04-21Introduced in House
- 2021-04-21Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-04-21 (00)
Safer Schools Act of 2021
This bill establishes a pilot program through which the Department of Justice must award grants to public elementary and secondary schools to conduct independent facility security risk assessments and make hard security improvements (e.g., video monitoring and alert notification equipment).
Cosponsors (20)
- Theodore Deutch (D-FL)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Randy Weber (R-TX)
- Rick Allen (R-GA)
- Cynthia Axne (D-IA)
- Dan Crenshaw (R-TX)
- Ann Kuster (D-NH)
- Bradley Schneider (D-IL)
- Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH)
- Bill Huizenga (R-MI)
- Charlie Crist (D-FL)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- David Cicilline (D-RI)
- C. A. Ruppersberger (D-MD)
- David Rouzer (R-NC)
- Vicky Hartzler (R-MO)
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
- Richard Hudson (R-NC)
- Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
- Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ)
Subjects
- Child safety and welfare
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal justice information and records
- Educational facilities and institutions
- Elementary and secondary education
- Emergency communications systems
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Government information and archives
- Law enforcement administration and funding
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