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HR 3158 113th Congress House Emergency Management Elementary and secondary education Emergency planning and evacuation Homeland security School administration

SAFE in Our Schools Act

Introduced: September 20, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Oct 15, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications.
Sep 20, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Sep 20, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Secure America for Education in Our Schools Act or the SAFE in Our Schools Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to require that each state include in its application for funds under the Homeland Security Grant Program a certification that the state requires each institution of education for kindergarten through 12th grade to develop an emergency response plan that includes provisions for evacuation relocation, family-child reunification, children with special needs, and addressing multiple disasters by the earlier of the beginning of the academic year for 2015 or September 1, 2015.

What's happening now October 15, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 20, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3158: SAFE in Our Schools Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3158/
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"H.R. 3158: SAFE in Our Schools Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3158/.
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H.R. 3158, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3158/.
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