3.0.0 2479 2025-12-05T08:21:20Z 2025-12-05T08:21:20Z House H HR 2023-04-03 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2479 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 59 (Monday, April 3, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. WEBER of Texas:H.R. 2479.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:To protect our schools.[Page H1699]</pre> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2023-04-14T17:46:07Z Referred To 2023-04-03T18:02:20Z hsap00 Appropriations Committee House Standing Referred To 2023-04-03T18:02:25Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred To 2023-04-03T18:02:15Z hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing Referred To 2023-04-03T18:02:10Z hsed00 Education and Workforce Committee House Standing Referred To 2023-04-03T18:02:05Z 118 1083 S 2023-03-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 118 2483 HR 2023-04-06 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. Related bill CRS 118 5184 HR 2023-08-11 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. Related bill CRS 118 1082 S 2023-03-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Identical bill CRS 2023-04-14 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2023-04-03 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsap00 Appropriations Committee 2023-04-03 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2023-04-03 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2023-04-03 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2023-04-03 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and Workforce Committee 2023-04-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-04-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000814 Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14] Randy Weber R TX K. 14 N M001222 Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7] Max Miller R OH L. 7 2023-04-17 False C001051 Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] John Carter R TX R. 31 2024-01-10 False Education Education 2023-04-14T19:30:20Z

00 2023-04-03 Introduced in House 2023-11-27T20:53:56Z <p><b>Securing Our Schools Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill provides funding and resources to (1) strengthen security on school premises,&nbsp;and (2) provide access to student mental health resources. It also generally prohibits the use of federal funding provided by this bill for abortions.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill provides specified funds through FY2033 to the Department of Education (ED) for Student Support and Academic Enrichment grants. It also directs ED to use a portion of these funds to strengthen security on school premises. </p> <p>The bill reauthorizes through FY2029 the Nonprofit Security Grant Program and revises the program, including by increasing grant amounts for administrative costs and technical assistance.</p> <p>Further, the bill allows funds under the Community Oriented Policing Services grant program to be used to pay for school resource officers and improve physical security at schools. </p> <p>Additionally, the bill transfers</p> <ul> <li>specified funds under the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act to ED to establish the Student Access to Mental Health Program Fund, through which ED must award grants to states to support the salary of a mental health professional in eligible schools; and <li>specified unobligated funds under the ARP Act to support certain mental health programs of ED, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. </ul> <p>The Government Accountability Office must conduct a study on mental health providers in schools.</p> <p>The bill transfers specified unobligated funds that were provided to address COVID-19 to ED to carry out this bill.</p>

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