Protect America's Schools Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5185
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11]
Introduced: 2018-03-06
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Appropriations

Atmospheric science and weather

Budget deficits and national debt

Child safety and welfare

Department of Commerce

Department of Justice

Elementary and secondary education

Executive agency funding and structure

Law enforcement administration and funding

Law enforcement officers
Latest action: action_date: 2018-03-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-03-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Protect America's Schools Act of 2018 </b></p> <p>This bill provides $1.5 billion in FY2018 supplemental appropriations to the Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program for school resource officers. </p> <p>The bill also rescinds $1.5 billion of the unobligated appropriations available to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for Operations, Research, and Facilities. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5185 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 6, 2018 Mr. Meadows introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL To make supplemental appropriations for the Cops in Schools program for fiscal year 2018.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect America’s Schools Act of 2018 . 2. Supplemental appropriation for the Cops in Schools program The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fiscal year 2018: Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Community Oriented Policing Services For an additional amount for Community Oriented Policing Services , as authorized by section 1701 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3796dd ), for school resource officers, $1,500,000,000. 3. Rescission Of the unobligated balances available for Department of Commerce—National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration—Operations, Research, and Facilities , $1,500,000,000 is rescinded.