Safer Schools Act of 2023
Latest action · May 23, 2023 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
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.
- IntroducedMay 23, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Safer Schools Act of 2023
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 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 23, 2023 to Mar 21, 2024, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Jared Moskowitz | Original | May 23, 2023 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Sep 12, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Sep 12, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Mar 21, 2024 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 23, 2023Introduced in House
- May 23, 2023Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 23, 2023Introduced in House
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