# 115-hr-6512: PROTECT KIDS Act

115-hr-6512, PROTECT KIDS Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-6512
- Congress: 115
- Title: PROTECT KIDS Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Introduced: 2018-07-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Promoting Resource Officers Together for Exceptionally Critical Targets with Key Investments in Districts and Schools Act of 2018 or the PROTECT KIDS Act This bill authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish a five-year pilot program to make grants to local educational agencies for the hiring of school resource officers in elementary and secondary schools. DOJ may give preferential consideration to local educational agencies that have a student population exceeding 65,000.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR), 2018-09-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6734: Full Military Honors Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5879: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5674: VA MISSION Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5649: Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer William "Bill" Mulder (Ret.) Transition Improvement Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-6512 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6512)

## Related
- [115-hr-6734: Full Military Honors Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6734)
- [115-hr-5879: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5879)
- [115-hr-5674: VA MISSION Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5674)
- [115-hr-5649: Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer William "Bill" Mulder (Ret.) Transition Improveme…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5649)
- [115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5499)
- [115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5141)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6512 (as of 2025-11-18).