Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB645
Legislation Overview
Title: School Security Enhancement Act
Subject: Education: Building construction: Child safety and welfare: Crimes against children: Education programs funding: Educational facilities and institutions: Elementary and secondary education: Firearms and explosives: Violent crime
Description: Allows local educational agencies to use specified portions of Student Support and Academic Enrichment grants for planning and designing school buildings and facilities, installing infrastructure, and implementing other measures to strengthen security on school premises. Further, the bill prohibits the use of these grant funds for the provision of a firearm or training in the use of a firearm.
Session: 117th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Last Action Date: February 1, 2021
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/645/all-info
Companion Bill: SB45
Sponsors
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4 sponsors: John Carter (R); Dan Crenshaw (R); Dan Meuser (R); Patrick Fallon (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (4 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 1, 2021 | Introduced in House |
| House | Feb 1, 2021 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 23 2021 | federal link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Education and Labor
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