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HR 1636 115th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Child safety and welfare Educational facilities and institutions Elementary and secondary education Emergency communications systems Law enforcement administration and funding

School Safety Act of 2017

Introduced: February 26, 2018 Introduced by: Larsen, Rick Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 31, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Mar 20, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 20, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

School Safety Act of 2017

This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize through FY2022 the Community Oriented Policing Services Secure Our Schools grant program. The bill also expands the allowable use of grant funds under the program to include acquiring and installing technology to promptly notify local law enforcement during an emergency.

What's happening now March 31, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1
MacArthur, Thomas
· Feb 26, 2018
Young, David
· Oct 25, 2017
Brooks, Susan
· Mar 20, 2017
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Mar 20, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1636: School Safety Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1636/
MLA
"H.R. 1636: School Safety Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1636/.
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H.R. 1636, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1636/.
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