Protect America's Schools Act of 2013
Latest action · Feb 15, 2013 Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 15, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protect America's Schools Act of 2013 - Makes supplemental appropriations for the Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, for Community Oriented Policing Services, for school resource officers for FY2012.
Rescinds an equal amount of unobligated balances available for the Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), for operations, research, and facilities.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 15, 2013 to Mar 25, 2013; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Original | Feb 15, 2013 |
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | Original | Feb 15, 2013 |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Original | Feb 15, 2013 |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | Feb 15, 2013 |
| R-FL | Richard B. Nugent | Original | Feb 15, 2013 |
| R-FL | Thomas J. Rooney | Original | Feb 15, 2013 |
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | Feb 25, 2013 | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Feb 25, 2013 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Feb 25, 2013 | |
| R-FL | Ted S. Yoho | Feb 25, 2013 | |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Mar 4, 2013 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Mar 11, 2013 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Mar 25, 2013 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Appropriations Committee | Referred Feb 15, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 15, 2013Introduced in House
- Feb 15, 2013Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H570)
- Feb 15, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H570 | Mark Meadows R-NC | Feb 15, 2013 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H597.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To make supplemental appropriations for the Cops in Schools program for fiscal year 2013.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Protect America's Schools Act of 2013
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Appropriations
- Atmospheric science and weather
- Budget deficits and national debt
- Child safety and welfare
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Justice
- Elementary and secondary education
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Law enforcement officers
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 15, 2013Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
