118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 2991Teachers Empowered Against Classroom Harm Act of 2023

To eliminate the prohibition on training teachers with effective defensive tools, and for other purposes.

Education
Introduced Apr 28, 2023
Last action Apr 28, 2023
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Education and Workforce · Judiciary
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SummaryCRS Summary

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...

Provisions · 3 sectionsIntroduced in House
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Apr 28, 2023
Introduced in House
Apr 28, 2023
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
Apr 28, 2023
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.
Apr 28, 2023
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.