# 117-hr-3661: ALYSSA Act

117-hr-3661, ALYSSA Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-3661
- Congress: 117
- Title: ALYSSA Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Introduced: 2021-06-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Alyssa's Legacy Youth in Schools Safety Alert Act or the ALYSSA Act This bill addresses school security by requiring silent panic alarms in elementary and secondary schools and reauthorizing a program to train school resource officers. First, the bill requires that each elementary and secondary school have a silent alarm to alert local law enforcement authorities and emergency responders about a safety issue at the school. Further, the bill conditions receipt of funds by a local educational agency (LEA) upon each elementary and secondary school served by the LEA being equipped with at least one panic alarm for use in a school emergency. The bill reauthorizes for FY2021-FY2030 the school resource officers program.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] (R-MI), 2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28] (R-FL), 2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] (R-WA), 2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022
- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, on January 15, 2022.
- 117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 Crown Road Southwest in Atlanta, Georgia, as the "John R. Lewis Post Office Build…
- 117-hr-3642: Harlem Hellfighters Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 117-hr-3173: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2022

## Sources
- [117-hr-3661 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3661)

## Related
- [117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2471)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyvi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-881)
- [117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5577)
- [117-hr-3642: Harlem Hellfighters Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3642)
- [117-hr-3173: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3173)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3661 (as of 2025-11-18).