About the bill
Following a string of mass shootings at churches, synagogues, and mosques in the past few years, should the government do more to beef up security at such locations?
Context
26 attendees died in a 2017 mass shooting at a Texas church. 11 attendees died in a 2018 mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue. Nine parishioners died in a 2015 mass shooting at a South Carolina church. 51 people died in May’s mass shooting at a New Zealand mosque.
While federal facilities are extremely well-protected, so-called “soft targets” such as houses of worship are another story. Should the federal government be helping to protect more of those as well?
What the legislation does
New legislation would create a new program within the Department of Homeland Security to provide grants for security …
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
This bill was incorporated into:
14 Cosponsors (10 Democrats, 4 Republicans)
History
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May 16, 2019
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Introduced
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Jun 10, 2019
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Final Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
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Jun 19, 2019
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Ordered Reported
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Sep 10, 2019
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Reported by Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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Dec 19, 2019
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Final Bill —
Passed Senate
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2476 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1539 (116th). |
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Jan 24, 2020
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Final Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2476 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1539 (116th). |
S. 1539 (116th) 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.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 1539. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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