Ensuring Safer Schools Act of 2023

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2541.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. VAN DREW, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 60, April 6, 2023, Page H1712):
  Article I Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: The bill is aimed at strengthening Student Resource Officer programs across the nation by prioritizing the hiring of veterans and retired police officers to ensure schools have enhanced security and protection.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 6, 2023 ↗

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  273 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 2541, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/2541

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 21, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  dc9f5fa2f6ef731037b2528dd05b91a9338be245b542a8f3a4539241404782ad

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of July 21, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2541, last updated July 21, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.