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HR 5135 115th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative law and regulatory procedures Child safety and welfare Congressional oversight Department of Justice Educational facilities and institutions Elementary and secondary education Firearms and explosives Law enforcement administration and funding School administration

Securing Children in Schools Act of 2018

Introduced: March 1, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 20, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Mar 1, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 1, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Securing Children in Schools Act of 2018

This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize a grant program for state, local, and tribal governments to place and use metal detectors and other screening technologies at schools and on school grounds.

What's happening now March 20, 2018

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

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
Bishop, Mike
· Mar 9, 2018
 R
Comer, James
Kentucky · Mar 7, 2018
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Mar 1, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5135: Securing Children in Schools Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5135/
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"H.R. 5135: Securing Children in Schools Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5135/.
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H.R. 5135, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5135/.
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