H.R. 7966: STOP II Act

117th Congress · introduced 2022-06-07 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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Where it came from: introduced 2022-06-07 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

STOP II Act

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Secure Every School and Protect Our Nation’s Children Act or the STOP II Act This bill reauthorizes and supports various grants to enhance school safety and security initiatives. It also provides statutory authority for the federal clearinghouse of school safety resources. (The clearinghouse identifies and publishes best practices and recommendations for school safety for use by state and local educational and law enforcement agencies, institutions of higher education, health professionals, and the public.)

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Official text

STOP II Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8] · 80 cosponsors

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Austin Scott (R-GA), Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC), Steve Womack (R-AR), Don Bacon (R-NE), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), David P. Joyce (R-OH), John Joyce (R-PA), John R. Curtis (R-UT), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), David Rouzer (R-NC), Sam Graves (R-MO), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Mike Bost (R-IL), Barry Moore (R-AL), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Young Kim (R-CA), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Lisa C. McClain (R-MI), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Cliff Bentz (R-OR), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Neal P. Dunn (R-FL), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Byron Donalds (R-FL), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Troy Balderson (R-OH), J. French Hill (R-AR), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Michael Guest (R-MS), Victoria Spartz (R-IN) and 20 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8] reported raising $4.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr7966.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr7966 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117