Secure Communities and Safe Schools Act

Bill: 115-hr-5257
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]
Introduced: 2018-03-13
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education

Firearms and explosives

Homeland security

Teaching, teachers, curricula

Terrorism

Urban and suburban affairs and development
Latest action: action_date: 2018-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-03-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Secure Communities and Safe Schools Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit the use of a grant awarded under the Urban Areas Security Initiative or the State Homeland Security Grant Program to purchase firearms and firearms accessories, such as ammunition, including for use by teachers. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5257 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2018 Mrs. Demings (for herself and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit the expenditure of certain grant funds to purchase firearms, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secure Communities and Safe Schools Act . 2. Prohibition on expenditure of certain Homeland Security grant funds to purchase firearms Subsection (b) of section 2008 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 609 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6) Firearms A grant awarded under section 2003 or 2004 may not be used to purchase firearms and firearms accessories, such as ammunition, including for use by teachers. .