S 1308
116th Congress
Senate
Emergency Management
Child safety and welfare
Community life and organization
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Homeland security
Religion
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Faith-Based Community Center Protection Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 2, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 2, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Faith-Based Community Center Protection Act
This bill permits the use of Urban Area Security Initiative or State Homeland Security Grant Program grant funds to protect a faith-based community center or vulnerable populations, including children or the elderly. A faith-based community center is a facility operated by a nonprofit faith-based community organization for the provision of recreational, social, or education services, or a house of worship.
The bill increases the term of imprisonment from 5 to 10 years for providing false or misleading information or engaging in hoaxes.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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