Safer Schools Act of 2021
Latest action · Oct 19, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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 21, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 21, 2021 to Dec 15, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Original | Apr 21, 2021 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Apr 30, 2021 | |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | May 11, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | May 11, 2021 | |
| R-GA | Rick W. Allen | May 11, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Dan Crenshaw | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Jun 29, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Aug 10, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Anthony Gonzalez | Oct 26, 2021 | |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Dec 16, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Charlie Crist | Jan 10, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Jan 10, 2022 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Mar 2, 2022 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Apr 14, 2022 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | May 27, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Jun 8, 2022 | |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Jun 8, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Jun 14, 2022 | |
| R-UT | Burgess Owens | Jun 15, 2022 | |
| R-MI | John R. Moolenaar | Jun 17, 2022 | |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Jun 17, 2022 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Jun 21, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Dec 15, 2022 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Apr 21, 2021 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Apr 21, 2021 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Oct 19, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 19, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Apr 21, 2021Introduced in House
- Apr 21, 2021Referred 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.
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. 167, no. 69, April 21, 2021, page H2055.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3618 | Safer Schools Act of 2023 | Reintroduced Bill | May 23, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a grant program to encourage schools to conduct independent facility security risk assessments and make hard security improvements, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Safer Schools Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Child safety and welfare
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal justice information and records
- Education
- Educational facilities and institutions
- Elementary and secondary education
- Emergency communications systems
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Government information and archives
- Law enforcement administration and funding
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 21, 2021Introduced 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.
