Secure Communities and Safe Schools Act
Latest action · May 30, 2019 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 66.
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.
- IntroducedApr 29, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Secure Communities and Safe Schools Act
This bill prohibits the expenditure of funds under the Urban Area Security Initiative or the State Homeland Security Grant Program (i.e., programs that provide grants to prevent, prepare for, protect against, and respond to acts of terrorism) for the purchase of firearms or firearms accessories, such as ammunition, including for use by teachers.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 29, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Apr 29, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Apr 29, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Apr 29, 2019Markup May 15, 2019Reported May 30, 2019 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 30, 2019Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-91.
- May 30, 2019Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 66.
- May 15, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 15, 2019Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Apr 29, 2019Introduced in House
- Apr 29, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- May 23, 2019H.R. 2383, Secure Communities and Safe Schools ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on May 15, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 69, April 29, 2019, page H3304.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5257 | Secure Communities and Safe Schools Act | Reintroduction of | Mar 22, 2018 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit the expenditure of certain grant funds to purchase firearms, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Secure Communities and Safe Schools Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Secure Communities and Safe Schools Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 30, 2019Reported in House
- Apr 29, 2019Introduced 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.
