Luke and Alex School Safety Act of 2021
Latest action · Jul 19, 2021 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 102.
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.
- IntroducedJan 28, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Luke and Alex School Safety Act of 2021
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a Federal Clearinghouse on School Safety Best Practices for use by state and local educational and law-enforcement agencies, institutions of higher education, health professionals, and the public.
The bill requires DHS to collect clearinghouse data analytics, user feedback on the implementation of best practices and recommendations identified by the clearinghouse, and any evaluations conducted on these best practices and recommendations. In addition, DHS must coordinate with the Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and Justice to assess and identify best practices and recommendations and establish an advisory board to provide feedback and propose additional recommendations.
Further, the bill specifies the criteria for best practices and recommendations of the clearinghouse, including evidence that the best practice or recommendation has had a significant effect on improving the health, safety, and welfare of individuals in school settings.
Finally, the bill provides for grant program review.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 28, 2021 to Jun 15, 2022; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| R-FL | Rick Scott | Original | Jan 28, 2021 |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | May 25, 2022 | |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | May 25, 2022 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Jun 15, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 28, 2021Markup Mar 17, 2021Reported Jul 19, 2021 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 19, 2021Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 117-29.
- Jul 19, 2021Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 102.
- Mar 17, 2021Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jan 28, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Jan 28, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2683–S2685 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY, Rick Scott R-FL, Ron Johnson R-WI | May 25, 2022 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S597, S598 | Marco Rubio R-FL, Rick Scott R-FL | Feb 9, 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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Mar 26, 2021S. 111, Luke and Alex School Safety Act of 2021As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on March 17, 2021
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 750 | Luke and Alex School Safety Act of 2021 | Identical bill | Mar 22, 2021 |
| HR 7966 | STOP II Act | Related bill | Nov 1, 2022 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to establish the Federal Clearinghouse on School Safety Best Practices, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Luke and Alex School Safety Act of 2021
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- Luke and Alex School Safety Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Advisory bodies
- Child health
- Child safety and welfare
- Crime prevention
- Education
- Education programs funding
- Educational facilities and institutions
- Elementary and secondary education
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Government information and archives
- Higher education
- State and local government operations
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 19, 2021Reported to Senate
- Jan 28, 2021Introduced in Senate
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.
