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H.R. 8055 117th Congress House

Strengthening School Security for Students Act

Official title: To require State educational agencies to hire and train school resource officers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 14, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Jun 15, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jun 14, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Foreign Affairs, 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.
Jun 14, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 15, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Strengthening School Security for Students Act

This bill prohibits a state educational agency (SEA) from receiving federal education funds unless each elementary and secondary school under the jurisdiction of the SEA hires two full-time school resource officers who are licensed to carry a firearm and are trained to prevent student violence for every 500 students in attendance at such school.

The bill also rescinds certain unobligated funds provided under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8055: Strengthening School Security for Students Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8055/
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"H.R. 8055: Strengthening School Security for Students Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8055/.
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H.R. 8055, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8055/.
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