About the bill
After February’s Parkland high school massacre, a Republican bill introduced mere weeks before is now gaining significant traction — including the Democratic representative from Parkland. It just passed the House.
What the bill does
The Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Actwould appropriate $50 million per year for:
- Schools to develop “threat assessment systems” in line with recommendations from the FBI and Secret Services, in hopes of stopping such would-be killers before they commit acts of violence.
- Anonymous reporting systems to be implemented for use by students ...
Sponsor and status
115th Congress, 2017–2019
This bill was introduced on March 5, 2018, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Hatch Hosts School Safety Roundtable in Salt Lake”
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Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT, 1977-2018]
(Sponsor)
on Apr 9, 2018
“Udall, Heinrich Secure Strong Funding for NM Priorities in Omnibus Appropriations Bill”
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Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]
(Co-sponsor)
on Mar 26, 2018
“Udall, Heinrich Secure Strong Funding for NM Priorities in Omnibus Appropriations Bill”
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Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]
(Co-sponsor)
on Mar 26, 2018
History
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Mar 5, 2018
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Introduced
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S. 2495 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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