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HR 5185 115th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Appropriations Atmospheric science and weather Budget deficits and national debt Child safety and welfare Department of Commerce Department of Justice Elementary and secondary education Executive agency funding and structure Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers

Protect America's Schools Act of 2018

Introduced: March 6, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Protect America's Schools Act of 2018

This bill provides $1.5 billion in FY2018 supplemental appropriations to the Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program for school resource officers.

The bill also rescinds $1.5 billion of the unobligated appropriations available to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for Operations, Research, and Facilities.

What's happening now March 6, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

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Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Mar 13, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5185: Protect America's Schools Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5185/
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"H.R. 5185: Protect America's Schools Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5185/.
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H.R. 5185, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5185/.
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