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HR 2685 108th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Authorization Crime prevention Department of Justice Economics and Public Finance Education Elementary and secondary education Families Federal aid to education Federal aid to law enforcement Government Operations and Politics School buildings School security Youth violence

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize the Matching Grant Program for School Security.

Introduced: July 9, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 7, 2003
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 180.
Oct 7, 2003
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 108-303.
Sep 24, 2003
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Sep 24, 2003
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 22, 2003
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.
Sep 4, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jul 9, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 9, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the authorization of appropriations for the Matching Grant Program for School Security through FY 2008.

What's happening now October 7, 2003

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 180.

 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jul 9, 2003
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 9, 2003
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 9, 2003
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 9, 2003
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jul 9, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2685: To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize the Matching Grant Program for School Security.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2685/
MLA
"H.R. 2685: To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize the Matching Grant Program for School Security.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2685/.
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H.R. 2685, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2685/.
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[H.R. 2685: To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize the Matching Grant Program for School Security.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2685/)
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