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H.R. 4811 115th Congress House

Securing Our Schools Act of 2018

Official title: To provide for grants from the Attorney General to local education agencies to purchase and install devices that would allow for the immediate notification of … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide for grants from the Attorney General to local education agencies to purchase and install devices that would allow for the immediate notification of appropriate officials in case of emergency, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 17, 2018 Introduced by: Mike Bost Republican · Illinois See on congress.gov
Education Assault and harassment offensesChild safety and welfareEducation programs fundingEducational facilities and institutions
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 5, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Jan 18, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jan 18, 2018
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H482)
Jan 17, 2018
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.
Jan 17, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 5, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Securing Our Schools Act of 2018

This bill establishes a pilot program under which the Department of Justice may award one-year grants to local education agencies for the purpose of purchasing and installing devices that allow for the immediate notification of appropriate officials in case of emergency.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 56
All 56 Democratic 15 Republican 11
Bucshon, Larry
· Apr 12, 2018
 D
Swalwell, Eric
California · Apr 12, 2018
Roskam, Peter
· Mar 22, 2018
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Mar 14, 2018
 D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Mar 14, 2018
Olson, Pete
· Mar 13, 2018
Ross, Dennis
· Mar 13, 2018
Bishop, Mike
· Mar 9, 2018
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Mar 9, 2018
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 9, 2018
MacArthur, Thomas
· Mar 9, 2018
Brooks, Susan
· Mar 8, 2018
Costello, Ryan
· Mar 8, 2018
Donovan, Daniel
· Mar 8, 2018
Jenkins, Lynn
· Mar 8, 2018
Katko, John
· Mar 8, 2018
McKinley, David
· Mar 8, 2018
Paulsen, Erik
· Mar 8, 2018
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Mar 8, 2018
 R
Smucker, Lloyd
Pennsylvania · Mar 8, 2018
Tipton, Scott
· Mar 8, 2018
UPTON, FRED
· Mar 8, 2018
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 7, 2018
Demings, Val
· Mar 7, 2018
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Mar 7, 2018
Maloney, Sean
· Mar 7, 2018
Payne, Donald
· Mar 7, 2018
Sinema, Kyrsten
· Mar 7, 2018
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Mar 6, 2018
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Mar 6, 2018
Crist, Charlie
· Mar 6, 2018
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Mar 6, 2018
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Mar 6, 2018
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Mar 6, 2018
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 6, 2018
O'Halleran, Tom
· Mar 6, 2018
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Mar 1, 2018
 R
Comer, James
Kentucky · Mar 1, 2018
Cook, Paul
· Mar 1, 2018
Denham, Jeff
· Mar 1, 2018
Faso, John
· Mar 1, 2018
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· Mar 1, 2018
KING, PETER
· Mar 1, 2018
 R
Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Mar 1, 2018
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Mar 1, 2018
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Feb 27, 2018
Curbelo, Carlos
· Feb 27, 2018
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Feb 27, 2018
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Feb 27, 2018
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Feb 27, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4811: Securing Our Schools Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4811/
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"H.R. 4811: Securing Our Schools Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4811/.
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H.R. 4811, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4811/.
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