Securing Our Children Act of 2018
Latest action · Apr 30, 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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.
- IntroducedMar 22, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Securing Our Children Act of 2018
This bill establishes the Presidential Commission on Securing Our Nation's Children. The commission must review and develop recommendations regarding the safety and security of children in the United States.Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 22, 2018 to Apr 24, 2018; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Original | Mar 22, 2018 |
| R-NJ | Thomas MacArthur | Apr 24, 2018 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 22, 2018 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Apr 30, 2018 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Mar 22, 2018 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 30, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Mar 22, 2018Introduced in House
- Mar 22, 2018Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
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 Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 50, March 22, 2018, page H2042.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 743 | Securing Our Children Act of 2019 | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 5, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a Commission on Securing our Nation's Children, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Securing Our Children Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Advisory bodies
- Child health
- Child safety and welfare
- Congressional oversight
- Crime prevention
- Crimes against children
- Criminal justice information and records
- Education
- Educational facilities and institutions
- Elementary and secondary education
- Firearms and explosives
- Juvenile crime and gang violence
- Law enforcement officers
- Licensing and registrations
- Mental health
- State and local government operations
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Violent crime
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 22, 2018Introduced 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.
