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[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 72 (Friday, April 28, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. OGLES:H.R. 2991.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section VIII of the United States ConstitutionThe single subject of this legislation is:To eliminate the prohibition on training teachers witheffective defensive tools.[Page H2119]
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- Educating Responsible Future Hunters Act
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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- Educating Responsible Future Hunters Act
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2023-09-14
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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- Protecting Hunting and Archery in Schools Act of 2023
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2023-08-04
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
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Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2092)
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Teachers Empowered Against Classroom Harm Act of 2023 or the TEACH Act of 2023
This bill addresses school safety and security, including by expanding access to firearms for certain individuals and providing grants for defensive training programs.
Current law prohibits the use of federal elementary and secondary education funds to provide any person with a dangerous weapon or training in the use of a dangerous weapon. The bill removes this prohibition.
Next, the bill broadens the authority for certain individuals to carry firearms in a school zone. Specifically, the bill exempts individuals authorized by state law to carry firearms from the federal prohibition on possessing a firearm in a school zone.
Further, the bill prohibits the Department of Education (ED) from disbursing or obligating funds for states, local governments, or eligible entities (e.g., local educational agencies or private schools) that restrict (in excess of federal law) the possession of firearms within school zones.
Additionally, the bill directs ED to obligate certain reserved funds (i.e., funds reserved for technical assistance and capacity building) for a grant program. In particular, ED must award grants to enable eligible entities (e.g., local educational agencies or private schools) to participate in defensive training programs designed to protect schools from armed intruders. ED must fully obligate these funds for awarding grants and failure to do so shall result in a hiring freeze for ED.

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TEACH Act of 2023
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Teachers Empowered Against Classroom Harm Act of 2023
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Introduced in House
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TEACH Act of 2023
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Introduced in House
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To eliminate the prohibition on training teachers with effective defensive tools, and for other purposes.
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Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
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