H.R. 2717 · 117th Congress · House

Safer Schools Act of 2021

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Introduced
Apr 21, 21
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

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).

Action Timeline

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  1. OCT 19, 2021•Committee

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

  2. APR 21, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. APR 21, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. APR 21, 2021•IntroReferral

    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.

  5. APR 21, 2021•IntroReferral

    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.

Committees

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Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee

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Referred: Oct 19, 2021

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Judiciary Committee

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Referred: Apr 21, 2021

Active

Education and Workforce Committee

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Referred: Apr 21, 2021

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