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School Safety Enhancements Act of 2018

Introduced: March 6, 2018 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa 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 14, 2018
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Mar 6, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 6, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act of 2018

This bill reauthorizes grant programs, creates new criminal offenses, and makes several other changes related to the sale, transfer, and possession of firearms.

Among other things, the bill does the following:

  • modifies and reauthorizes grants under the NICS Act Record Improvement Program,
  • modifies and reauthorizes the Secure Our Schools grant program,
  • removes certain restrictions on interstate firearms transactions, and
  • creates stand-alone criminal offenses for trafficking in firearms and straw purchasing of firearms.
What's happening now March 14, 2018

Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6624 Related bill Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Mar 20, 2018
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Young, Todd
Indiana · Mar 20, 2018
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Mar 6, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2502: Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2502/
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"S. 2502: Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2502/.
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S. 2502, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2502/.
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