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HR 2491 118th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement

SAFE School Act

Introduced: April 26, 2023 Introduced by: Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) 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.
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Apr 6, 2023
Introduced in House
Apr 6, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Securing Aid For Every School Act or the SAFE School Act

This bill requires the Department of Justice to establish a grant program for states and local educational agencies to improve security at public and private elementary and secondary schools. Grant recipients must use funds for certain activities, such as hiring and training veterans and former law enforcement officers as school safety officers.

What's happening now April 6, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1107 Identical bill SAFE School Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Harshbarger, Diana
Tennessee · Apr 26, 2023
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Yakym, Rudy
Indiana · Apr 26, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2491: SAFE School Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2491/
MLA
"H.R. 2491: SAFE School Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2491/.
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H.R. 2491, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2491/.
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[H.R. 2491: SAFE School Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2491/)
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