# 117-hr-8192: Ensuring Safer Schools Act of 2022

117-hr-8192, Ensuring Safer Schools Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-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-8192
- Congress: 117
- Title: Ensuring Safer Schools Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Introduced: 2022-06-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 20
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Ensuring Safer Schools Act of 2022 This bill allows funds under the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant program to be used to hire and train veterans and retired law enforcement officers as school resource officers. It also directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to coordinate with COPS grant recipients to connect veterans seeking to serve as school resource officers with local law enforcement agencies participating in school-based partnerships.

## Cosponsors (20)

- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] (R-LA), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3] (R-MO), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] (R-GA), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY), 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2022-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] (R-OK), 2022-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA), 2022-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26] (R-FL), 2022-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12] (R-PA), 2022-08-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] (R-AR), 2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8192 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8192)

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