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H.R. 4909: STOP School Violence Act of 2018

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H.R. 4909: STOP School Violence Act of 2018

115th Congress · introduced 2018-01-30 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2018-01-30 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 106 (2018): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR4909 (2018-03-14), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

STOP School Violence Act of 2018

Plain summary

Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing School Violence Act of 2018 or the STOP School Violence Act of 2018 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to revise and reauthorize through FY2028 the Secure Our Schools grant program. This grant program provides grants to states, local governments, and Indian tribes to improve security, including the placement and use of metal detectors and other deterrent measures, at schools and on school grounds.

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Official text

STOP School Violence Act of 2018

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-4] · 100 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Harold Rogers (R-KY), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Lois Frankel (D-FL), John R. Curtis (R-UT), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Don Bacon (R-NE), Darren Soto (D-FL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Steve Scalise (R-LA), Brian J. Mast (R-FL), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Roger Marshall (R-KS), James Comer (R-KY), Andy Barr (R-KY), Tom Cole (R-OK), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) and 40 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-4] reported raising $913,650 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr4909 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115