SOS Act of 2023
Latest action · Jul 27, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedJul 27, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 27, 2023 to May 14, 2024; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-FL | Jared Moskowitz | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| R-SC | Nancy Mace | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| R-TX | Tony Gonzales | Original | Jul 27, 2023 |
| R-FL | Carlos A. Gimenez | Aug 8, 2023 | |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Aug 8, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Aug 15, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Sep 1, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Sep 1, 2023 | |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Jan 31, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | May 14, 2024 |
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 Jul 27, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 27, 2023Introduced in House
- Jul 27, 2023Referred 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E988 | Brian K. Fitzpatrick R-PA | Oct 18, 2023 |
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. 169, no. 130, July 27, 2023, page H4144.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1470 | SOS Act of 2025 | Cross-Congress related bill | Feb 21, 2025 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide funding for school resource officers, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- SOS Act of 2023
- Strengthening Our Schools Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 27, 2023Introduced 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.
