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Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] · D–NJ
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-02-21 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The proposed Strengthening Our Schools Act of 2025 would update a federal funding provision and require at least $50 million to be allocated to grants sought by local governments or law enforcement agencies. The replacement funding figure would be $1,097,119,000 for each fiscal year from 2026 through 2035. The bill labels this funding as being for school resource officers.
This Act may be cited as the Strengthening Our Schools Act of 2025 or the SOS Act of 2025.
2. Funding for school resource officers
by striking $1,047,119,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009 and inserting $1,097,119,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2035
not less than $50,000,000 shall be allocated for grants pursuant to applications submitted by units of local government or law enforcement agencies for the purposes described in section 1701(b)(12).
Section 2 would amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 by replacing a funding figure of $1,047,119,000 for each fiscal year from 2006 through 2009 with $1,097,119,000 for each fiscal year from 2026 through 2035.
Section 1101(a)(11) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10261(a)(11)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking $1,047,119,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009 and inserting $1,097,119,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2035
The proposed amendment would require an allocation of at least $50 million for grants based on applications from local governments or law enforcement agencies. Grant purposes would be those described in existing section 1701(b)(12), which the supplied bill does not reproduce.
in subparagraph (B), by inserting after of the purposes of part Q the following: , and not less than $50,000,000 shall be allocated for grants pursuant to applications submitted by units of local government or law enforcement agencies for the purposes described in section 1701(b)(12).
The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated December 19, 2025, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on the Judiciary on February 21, 2025.
Source snapshot updated 2025-12-19T09:07:50Z. 2025-02-21: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 2025-02-21: Introduced in House
A closer look
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Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.
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Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
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Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
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