Safe Students Act
Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 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 6, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Safe Students Act
This bill repeals provisions of federal criminal law that prohibit the possession or discharge of a firearm in a school zone.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 6, 2022 to Sep 19, 2022; 17 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Original | Apr 6, 2022 |
| R-GA | Andrew S. Clyde | Original | Apr 6, 2022 |
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Original | Apr 6, 2022 |
| R-TX | Chip Roy | Original | Apr 6, 2022 |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Original | Apr 6, 2022 |
| R-KY | James Comer | Original | Apr 6, 2022 |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Original | Apr 6, 2022 |
| R-GA | Jody B. Hice | Original | Apr 6, 2022 |
| R-CO | Lauren Boebert | Original | Apr 6, 2022 |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Original | Apr 6, 2022 |
| R-GA | Marjorie Taylor Greene | Original | Apr 6, 2022 |
| R-IL | Mary E. Miller | Original | Apr 6, 2022 |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | Original | Apr 6, 2022 |
| R-MT | Matthew M. Rosendale, Sr. | Original | Apr 6, 2022 |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Original | Apr 6, 2022 |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Original | Apr 6, 2022 |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | Original | Apr 6, 2022 |
| R-OH | Warren Davidson | Jun 3, 2022 | |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Sep 19, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Apr 6, 2022 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Nov 1, 2022 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Apr 6, 2022Introduced in House
- Apr 6, 2022Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 H5539 | Lauren Boebert R-CO | Jun 14, 2022 |
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. 168, no. 61, April 6, 2022, page H4397.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 117-84 | THE URGENT NEED TO ADDRESS THE GUN VIOLENCE EPIDEMIC90 pages | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Jun 8, 2022 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3200 | Safe Students Act | Reintroduction of | Jun 28, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 and amendments to that Act.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Safe Students Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 6, 2022Introduced 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.
