STOP Violence Act of 2022
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 18, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Strengthen and Tackle Opportunities to Prevent Violence Act of 2022 or the STOP Violence Act of 2022
This bill allows funds under the Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program to be used for efforts to prepare against mass violence and protect public assembly facilities.
Cosponsors 27
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 18, 2022 to Sep 13, 2022; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Apr 18, 2022 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Apr 18, 2022 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | Apr 18, 2022 |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Original | Apr 18, 2022 |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Original | Apr 18, 2022 |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Original | Apr 18, 2022 |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Original | Apr 18, 2022 |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Original | Apr 18, 2022 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | May 27, 2022 | |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | May 27, 2022 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | May 27, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | May 27, 2022 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | May 27, 2022 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 27, 2022 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | May 27, 2022 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 27, 2022 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | May 27, 2022 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | May 27, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | May 27, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | May 31, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jun 3, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Jun 3, 2022 | |
| D-NC | Kathy E. Manning | Jun 3, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Jun 3, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Jun 8, 2022 | |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Jun 8, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Sep 13, 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 18, 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 18, 2022Introduced in House
- Apr 18, 2022Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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. 65, April 18, 2022, page H4448.
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 and the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to authorize the use of certain grant funds for active shooter preparedness, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- STOP Violence Act of 2022
- Strengthen and Tackle Opportunities to Prevent Violence Act of 2022
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 18, 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.
