YourVoice.Now Summary
Up to $20M a year of existing crime grants would help churches, schools, and stores prepare for mass shootings.
The details
Places where crowds gather, like churches, schools, stores, and stadiums, could get help to prepare for mass shootings and other attacks. Up to $20 million a year would go to states, local governments, and victim-service nonprofits. They would pass it on as training, expert advice, and payments to those places. The money is not new. It would be set aside from an existing Justice Department grant pool for state and local crime fighting. That leaves less for the pool's other uses. The bill also defines terms like "active shooter" and "mass violence" for this grant.
Congressional Summary
Strengthen and Tackle Opportunities to Prevent Violence Act of 2025 or the STOP Violence Act of 2025 This bill allows funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program to be used to assist public assembly facilities in preparing for and protecting against mass violence. A public assembly facility means a structure or facility, place, or activity where concentrations of people gather for purposes such as deliberation, education, worship, shopping, employment, entertainment, recreation, sporting events, or similar activities.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2025-04-03
- Date Added
- 2026-10-02
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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