H.R. 6981: School SAFETY Results Act of 2018

115th Congress · introduced 2018-09-28 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Where it came from: introduced 2018-09-28 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

School SAFETY Results Act of 2018

Plain summary

School Security and Facilities Enhancement to Yield Results Act of 2018 or the School SAFETY Results Act of 2018 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income a portion of the law enforcement pension received by a retired law enforcement officer who is volunteering as a school resource officer at an elementary or secondary school. The amount of the exclusion per year may not exceed the lesser of: (1) the product of $10, multiplied by the number of hours the individual spends performing school resource service during the year; and (2) $2,000.

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Official text

School SAFETY Results Act of 2018

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13] · 0 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13] reported raising $1.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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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

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr6981.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr6981 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115