HR-5139 : Still Just a Bill

Hire Our Heroes to Protect Our Schools Act of 2018

This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to revise and reauthorize through FY2024 the Secure Our Schools grant program. This grant program provides grants to states, local governments, and Indian tribes to improve security, including the placement and use of metal detectors and other deterrent measures, at schools and on school grounds.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2018-03-20CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.House committee actions
2018-03-01IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.House floor actions
2018-03-01IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.House floor actions
2018-03-01IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Crime and Law Enforcement
See Subjects
  • Child safety and welfare
  • Crime prevention
  • Education programs funding
  • Educational facilities and institutions
  • Elementary and secondary education
  • Emergency communications systems
  • Health personnel
  • Law enforcement administration and funding
  • Law enforcement officers
  • Mental health
  • School administration
  • Teaching, teachers, curricula
  • Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
  • Violent crime

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