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H.R. 5257: Secure Communities and Safe Schools Act

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H.R. 5257: Secure Communities and Safe Schools Act

115th Congress · introduced 2018-03-13 · Emergency Management · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2018-03-13 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications. 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.

What does this mean?

Official title

Secure Communities and Safe Schools Act

Plain summary

Secure Communities and Safe Schools Act 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.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Secure Communities and Safe Schools Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] · 1 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS)

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Words on this page, explained (3)
Ballot initiative
A proposed law or constitutional amendment that citizens place on the ballot by gathering enough voter signatures, so voters decide it directly. About half the states allow some form of it.
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Securities
Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr5257 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115