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STEP Act of 2018

Introduced: March 15, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Mar 15, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 15, 2018
Introduced in House
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School Training, Equipment, and Protection Act of 2018 or the STEP Act of 2018

This bill requires specified funds from student support and academic enrichment grants to be provided to elementary and secondary schools for security purposes, including barricade and surveillance technology, individualized active shooter alarms, security and active shooter training, coordination activities with law enforcement agencies, and vulnerability assessments.

What's happening now March 15, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1
Cook, Paul
· May 21, 2018
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Higgins, Clay
Louisiana · May 16, 2018
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · May 15, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5307: STEP Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5307/
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"H.R. 5307: STEP Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5307/.
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H.R. 5307, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5307/.
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[H.R. 5307: STEP Act of 2018](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5307/)
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