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H.R. 2717 117th Congress House

Safer Schools Act of 2021

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: April 21, 2021 Introduced by: Roger Williams Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Education Child safety and welfareCongressional oversightCriminal justice information and recordsEducational facilities and institutions
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Became law
Oct 19, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Apr 21, 2021
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.
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 19, 2021

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safer Schools Act of 2021

This bill establishes a pilot program through which the Department of Justice must award grants to public elementary and secondary schools to conduct independent facility security risk assessments and make hard security improvements (e.g., video monitoring and alert notification equipment).

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3618 Reintroduced Bill Safer Schools Act of 2023
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 4 Republican 12
D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Dec 15, 2022
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Jun 21, 2022
Bucshon, Larry
· Jun 17, 2022
 R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Jun 17, 2022
 R
Owens, Burgess
Utah · Jun 15, 2022
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Jun 14, 2022
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Jun 8, 2022
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Jun 8, 2022
Hartzler, Vicky
· Jun 7, 2022
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jun 7, 2022
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · May 27, 2022
Ruppersberger, C.
· Apr 14, 2022
Cicilline, David
· Mar 2, 2022
Crist, Charlie
· Jan 10, 2022
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jan 10, 2022
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Dec 16, 2021
Gonzalez, Anthony
· Oct 26, 2021
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Aug 10, 2021
Kuster, Ann
· Jun 29, 2021
 R
Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Jun 11, 2021
 R
Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · May 11, 2021
Axne, Cynthia
· May 11, 2021
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · May 11, 2021
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Apr 30, 2021
Deutch, Theodore
· Apr 21, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2717: Safer Schools Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2717/
MLA
"H.R. 2717: Safer Schools Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2717/.
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H.R. 2717, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2717/.
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[H.R. 2717: Safer Schools Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2717/)
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