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H.R. 5139 115th Congress House

Hire Our Heroes to Protect Our Schools Act of 2018

Official title: To reauthorize the grant program for school security in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968.

Introduced: March 1, 2018 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Child safety and welfareCrime preventionEducation programs fundingEducational facilities and institutions
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Elementary and secondary educationEmergency communications systemsHealth personnelLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersMental healthSchool administrationTeaching, teachers, curriculaVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationViolent crime
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It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 20, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Mar 1, 2018
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
Mar 1, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 20, 2018

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hire Our Heroes to Protect Our Schools Act of 2018

This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to revise and reauthorize through FY2024 the Secure Our Schools grant program. This grant program provides grants to states, local governments, and Indian tribes to improve security, including the placement and use of metal detectors and other deterrent measures, at schools and on school grounds.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4909 STOP School Violence Act of 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5139: Hire Our Heroes to Protect Our Schools Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5139/
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"H.R. 5139: Hire Our Heroes to Protect Our Schools Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5139/.
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H.R. 5139, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5139/.
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