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HR 3665 116th Congress House

School Violence Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2019

Official title: To establish a grant program to encourage schools to conduct independent facility security risk assessments and make hard security improvements, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 8, 2019 Introduced by: Williams, Roger Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jul 30, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jul 10, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 10, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 30, 2019

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

School Violence Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2019

This bill directs the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services within the Department of Justice to award grants to public elementary and secondary schools to (1) conduct independent facility security risk assessments, and (2) make hard security improvements (e.g., video monitoring and alert notification equipment) that are identified as necessary by the risk assessment.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 37
All 37 Democratic 4 Republican 13
R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Nov 19, 2019
Crist, Charlie
· Oct 23, 2019
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Oct 22, 2019
Phillips, Dean
· Oct 8, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Oct 8, 2019
Bucshon, Larry
· Sep 25, 2019
Axne, Cynthia
· Sep 12, 2019
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Sep 11, 2019
Flores, Bill
· Sep 10, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 10, 2019
Gonzalez, Anthony
· Sep 9, 2019
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Sep 6, 2019
 R
Baird, James R.
Indiana · Aug 30, 2019
 R
Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Aug 30, 2019
BRADY, KEVIN
· Aug 30, 2019
 R
Comer, James
Kentucky · Aug 30, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Aug 30, 2019
Gibbs, Bob
· Aug 30, 2019
Graves, Tom
· Aug 30, 2019
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Aug 30, 2019
Lawson, Al
· Aug 30, 2019
Lee, Barbara
· Aug 30, 2019
Olson, Pete
· Aug 30, 2019
Roe, David
· Aug 30, 2019
Tipton, Scott
· Aug 30, 2019
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Aug 30, 2019
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Jul 25, 2019
 R
LaMalfa, Doug
California · Jul 25, 2019
Mitchell, Paul
· Jul 25, 2019
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Jul 23, 2019
Kuster, Ann
· Jul 23, 2019
 R
Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Jul 22, 2019
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Jul 22, 2019
Mooney, Alexander
· Jul 22, 2019
RYAN, TIM
· Jul 22, 2019
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Jul 11, 2019
Deutch, Theodore
· Jul 10, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3665: School Violence Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3665/
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