House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
School Violence Prevention Act
Official title: To authorize the establishment of a comprehensive school-based violence prevention program to assist youth at highest risk for involvement in gun violence in local communities and schools, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Jahana Hayes D-CTWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 12, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 12, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3968.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. HAYES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 101, June 12, 2025, Page H2822):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 12, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 269 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3968, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/3968
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 13, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
31 cosponsors — 31 Democrats
0 of 31 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Becca Balint (D-VT), Wesley Bell (D-MO), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Ed Case (D-HI), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Angie Craig (D-MN), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Danny Davis (D-IL), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Cleo Fields (D-LA), Daniel Goldman (D-NY), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Timothy Kennedy (D-NY), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Summer Lee (D-PA), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Dave Min (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Delia Ramirez (D-IL), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Dina Titus (D-NV), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and 1 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jahana Hayes.
- H.R. 6088 (119th) Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act of 2025
- H.R. 2055 (119th) Caring for Survivors Act of 2025
- H.R. 433 (119th) Department of Education Protection Act
- H.R. 5950 (119th) Keep SNAP and WIC Funded Act of 2025
- H.R. 2195 (119th) Feed Hungry Veterans Act of 2025
- H.Res. 1255 (119th) Supporting the designation of the week of May 4 through May 8, 2026, as "Teacher Appreciation Week".
Related bills
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.