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H.R. 7886 117th Congress House

School Watch and Tactics Act of 2022

Official title: To direct the Attorney General and the Secretary of Education to develop and implement best practices for occupation-specific education for school resource officers.

Introduced: May 27, 2022 Introduced by: Clay Higgins Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
May 27, 2022
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.
May 27, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 1, 2022

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

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School Watch and Tactics Act of 2022

This bill directs the Department of Justice to develop, disseminate, and publish best practices for occupation-specific education for school resource officers.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 6
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Sep 9, 2022
Gibbs, Bob
· Jun 13, 2022
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 7, 2022
Graves, Garret
· Jun 3, 2022
 R
Gimenez, Carlos A.
Florida · May 27, 2022
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Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · May 27, 2022
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · May 27, 2022
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Salazar, Maria Elvira
Florida · May 27, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7886: School Watch and Tactics Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7886/
MLA
"H.R. 7886: School Watch and Tactics Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7886/.
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H.R. 7886, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7886/.
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