National Strategy for School Security Act of 2017

Summary

National Strategy for School Security Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department Homeland Security, in order to assist in the domestic preparedness for and response to acts of terrorism and other emergencies and to coordinate federal efforts to secure elementary and secondary schools, to develop and submit to Congress a national school security strategy and updates to such strategy. The strategy shall: describe all federal programs, projects, and activities to secure elementary and secondary schools from acts of terrorism and other emergencies; identify specific school security vulnerabilities to acts of terrorism or other emergencies within the United States and delineate goals for closing such vulnerabilities; describe actions to be taken and means needed to achieve such goals, including steps to reform, improve, and streamline existing efforts to align the current threat environment to schools; and identify new authorities or changes in existing authorities required to address school security. The requirement to transmit updated national strategies shall terminate seven years after this bill's enactment.

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Timeline

1. 20 April 2017

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 20 April 2017

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 20 April 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 20 April 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 21 April 2017

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

   Source: Committee

6. 25 April 2017

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 20 April 2017 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 20 April 2017

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 20 April 2017

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 20 April 2017

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Sponsors

• Luke Messer · R · Sponsor
• · hshm00 · Standing
• · hspw00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← National Strategy for School Security Act of 2016