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HR 443 116th Congress House Education Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Law enforcement officers

PROTECT KIDS Act

Introduced: January 10, 2019 Introduced by: Bilirakis, Gus M. Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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Jan 10, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jan 10, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Jan 10, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Promoting Resource Officers Together for Exceptionally Critical Targets with Key Investments in Districts and Schools Act of 2019 or the PROTECT KIDS Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish a five-year pilot program to make grants to local educational agencies for the hiring of school resource officers in elementary and secondary schools.

DOJ may give preferential consideration to local educational agencies that have a student population exceeding 65,000.

What's happening now January 10, 2019

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 443: PROTECT KIDS Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-443/
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"H.R. 443: PROTECT KIDS Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-443/.
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H.R. 443, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-443/.
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[H.R. 443: PROTECT KIDS Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-443/)
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