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
- Introduced:
Mar 5, 2018
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Introduced on Mar 5, 2018
This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on March 5, 2018. It will typically be considered by committee next before it is possibly sent on to the House or Senate as a whole.
- Prognosis:
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3% chance of being enacted according to Skopos Labs (details)
History
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S. 2495 is a bill in the United States Congress.
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