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H.R. 916 116th Congress House

School Resource Officer Act of 2019

Official title: To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to require a certain percentage of COPS grant funds to be used for the salaries and benefits of… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to require a certain percentage of COPS grant funds to be used for the salaries and benefits of school resource officers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 4, 2019 See on congress.gov
Education Child safety and welfareEducational facilities and institutionsElementary and secondary educationLaw enforcement administration and funding
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 22, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jan 30, 2019
Introduced in House
Jan 30, 2019
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
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 Latest action March 22, 2019

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

School Resource Officer Act of 2019

This bill reauthorizes through FY2023 the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program and modifies it:

  • to restore authority to make COPS grants for hiring and rehiring additional career law enforcement officers, and
  • to specify that at least 30% of the amount made available for such grants must be used for school resource officers.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7209 Reintroduction of School Resource Officer Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 1 Republican 9
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Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Apr 18, 2019
Stivers, Steve
· Mar 25, 2019
Lesko, Debbie
· Feb 14, 2019
 R
Bost, Mike
Illinois · Feb 6, 2019
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Feb 4, 2019
Olson, Pete
· Feb 4, 2019
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Feb 4, 2019
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Jan 30, 2019
Collins, Chris
· Jan 30, 2019
 R
Dunn, Neal P.
Florida · Jan 30, 2019
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Jan 30, 2019
Meadows, Mark
· Jan 30, 2019
Reed, Tom
· Jan 30, 2019
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Jan 30, 2019
 R
Smucker, Lloyd
Pennsylvania · Jan 30, 2019
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Jan 30, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 916: School Resource Officer Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-916/
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"H.R. 916: School Resource Officer Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-916/.
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H.R. 916, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-916/.
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