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Active Shooter Alert Act of 2022

USA117th CongressHR-6538| House 
| Updated: 7/14/2022
David N. Cicilline

David N. Cicilline

Democratic Representative

Rhode Island

Cosponsors (62)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Al Lawson (Democratic)Nikema Williams (Democratic)John R. Carter (Republican)Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Chrissy Houlahan (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Jefferson Van Drew (Republican)Victoria Spartz (Republican)David Scott (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Carolyn Bourdeaux (Democratic)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Kathy E. Manning (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Andrew R. Garbarino (Republican)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)David B. McKinley (Republican)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)Don Bacon (Republican)André Carson (Democratic)Fred Upton (Republican)Nancy Mace (Republican)Tom Rice (Republican)Marilyn Strickland (Democratic)Dean Phillips (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Kelly Armstrong (Republican)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Ami Bera (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Peter Meijer (Republican)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Michael T. McCaul (Republican)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Julia Letlow (Republican)Sean Casten (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Jay Obernolte (Republican)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Lizzie Fletcher (Democratic)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)Veronica Escobar (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee, Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Active Shooter Alert Act of 2022 This bill requires a designated officer of the Department of Justice to act as the national coordinator of an Active Shooter Alert Communications Network regarding an emergency involving an active shooter. The bill sets forth duties of the coordinator, including to work with state, tribal, and local governments to encourage coordination of various elements of the network. The coordinator must also encourage federal, state, local, and tribal government agencies to establish procedures for responding to active shooters. Finally, the bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study and report on state and local responses to active shooters and situations requiring the issuance of a public alert or warning.

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Timeline
Feb 1, 2022
Introduced in House
Feb 1, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 15, 2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 15, 2022
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 21, 2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 290.
Jun 21, 2022
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-379.
Jun 21, 2022
Mr. Cicilline moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jun 21, 2022
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5701-5707)
Jun 21, 2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6538.
Jun 21, 2022
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Jun 22, 2022
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5809-5810; text: CR H5701-5702)
Jun 22, 2022
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 259 - 162 (Roll no. 289).
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Jul 13, 2022
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1224 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7900, S. 3373, H.R. 8296, H.R. 8297 and H.R. 6538 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Jul 13, 2022
Rule H. Res. 1224 passed House.
Jul 13, 2022
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1224. (consideration: CR H5993-6001)
Jul 13, 2022
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7900, S. 3373, H.R. 8296, H.R. 8297 and H.R. 6538 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Jul 13, 2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 6538.
Jul 13, 2022
DEBATE - The House resumed with debate on H.R. 6538.
Jul 13, 2022
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Jul 13, 2022
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 6538, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Jordan demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
Jul 14, 2022
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6287-6288)
Jul 14, 2022
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 260 - 169 (Roll no. 307). (text: CR H5993-5994)
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Jul 14, 2022
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 14, 2022
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 27, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-4968
Introduced in Senate
  • February 1, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • February 1, 2022
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • June 15, 2022
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • June 15, 2022
    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.


  • June 21, 2022
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 290.


  • June 21, 2022
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-379.


  • June 21, 2022
    Mr. Cicilline moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.


  • June 21, 2022
    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5701-5707)


  • June 21, 2022
    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6538.


  • June 21, 2022
    At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.


  • June 22, 2022
    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5809-5810; text: CR H5701-5702)


  • June 22, 2022
    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 259 - 162 (Roll no. 289).
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  • July 13, 2022
    Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1224 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7900, S. 3373, H.R. 8296, H.R. 8297 and H.R. 6538 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.


  • July 13, 2022
    Rule H. Res. 1224 passed House.


  • July 13, 2022
    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1224. (consideration: CR H5993-6001)


  • July 13, 2022
    Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7900, S. 3373, H.R. 8296, H.R. 8297 and H.R. 6538 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.


  • July 13, 2022
    DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 6538.


  • July 13, 2022
    DEBATE - The House resumed with debate on H.R. 6538.


  • July 13, 2022
    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.


  • July 13, 2022
    POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 6538, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Jordan demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.


  • July 14, 2022
    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6287-6288)


  • July 14, 2022
    On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 260 - 169 (Roll no. 307). (text: CR H5993-5994)
    View Vote


  • July 14, 2022
    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.


  • July 14, 2022
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • September 27, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-4968
    Introduced in Senate

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HRES 117-1224: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7900) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 3373) to improve the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and the Children of Fallen Heroes Grant; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8296) to protect a person's ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy, and to protect a health care provider's ability to provide abortion services; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8297) to prohibit the interference, under color of State law, with the provision of interstate abortion services, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6538) to create an Active Shooter Alert Communications Network, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.
  • S 117-4968: Active Shooter Alert Act of 2022
Crime preventionCriminal justice information and recordsEmergency communications systemsFirearms and explosivesGovernment studies and investigationsIntergovernmental relations

Active Shooter Alert Act of 2022

USA117th CongressHR-6538| House 
| Updated: 7/14/2022
Active Shooter Alert Act of 2022 This bill requires a designated officer of the Department of Justice to act as the national coordinator of an Active Shooter Alert Communications Network regarding an emergency involving an active shooter. The bill sets forth duties of the coordinator, including to work with state, tribal, and local governments to encourage coordination of various elements of the network. The coordinator must also encourage federal, state, local, and tribal government agencies to establish procedures for responding to active shooters. Finally, the bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study and report on state and local responses to active shooters and situations requiring the issuance of a public alert or warning.

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Timeline
Feb 1, 2022
Introduced in House
Feb 1, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 15, 2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 15, 2022
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 21, 2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 290.
Jun 21, 2022
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-379.
Jun 21, 2022
Mr. Cicilline moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jun 21, 2022
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5701-5707)
Jun 21, 2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6538.
Jun 21, 2022
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Jun 22, 2022
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5809-5810; text: CR H5701-5702)
Jun 22, 2022
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 259 - 162 (Roll no. 289).
View Vote
Jul 13, 2022
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1224 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7900, S. 3373, H.R. 8296, H.R. 8297 and H.R. 6538 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Jul 13, 2022
Rule H. Res. 1224 passed House.
Jul 13, 2022
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1224. (consideration: CR H5993-6001)
Jul 13, 2022
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7900, S. 3373, H.R. 8296, H.R. 8297 and H.R. 6538 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Jul 13, 2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 6538.
Jul 13, 2022
DEBATE - The House resumed with debate on H.R. 6538.
Jul 13, 2022
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Jul 13, 2022
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 6538, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Jordan demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
Jul 14, 2022
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6287-6288)
Jul 14, 2022
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 260 - 169 (Roll no. 307). (text: CR H5993-5994)
View Vote
Jul 14, 2022
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 14, 2022
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 27, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-4968
Introduced in Senate
  • February 1, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • February 1, 2022
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • June 15, 2022
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • June 15, 2022
    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.


  • June 21, 2022
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 290.


  • June 21, 2022
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-379.


  • June 21, 2022
    Mr. Cicilline moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.


  • June 21, 2022
    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5701-5707)


  • June 21, 2022
    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6538.


  • June 21, 2022
    At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.


  • June 22, 2022
    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5809-5810; text: CR H5701-5702)


  • June 22, 2022
    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 259 - 162 (Roll no. 289).
    View Vote


  • July 13, 2022
    Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1224 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7900, S. 3373, H.R. 8296, H.R. 8297 and H.R. 6538 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.


  • July 13, 2022
    Rule H. Res. 1224 passed House.


  • July 13, 2022
    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1224. (consideration: CR H5993-6001)


  • July 13, 2022
    Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7900, S. 3373, H.R. 8296, H.R. 8297 and H.R. 6538 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.


  • July 13, 2022
    DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 6538.


  • July 13, 2022
    DEBATE - The House resumed with debate on H.R. 6538.


  • July 13, 2022
    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.


  • July 13, 2022
    POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 6538, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Jordan demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.


  • July 14, 2022
    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6287-6288)


  • July 14, 2022
    On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 260 - 169 (Roll no. 307). (text: CR H5993-5994)
    View Vote


  • July 14, 2022
    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.


  • July 14, 2022
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • September 27, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-4968
    Introduced in Senate
David N. Cicilline

David N. Cicilline

Democratic Representative

Rhode Island

Cosponsors (62)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Al Lawson (Democratic)Nikema Williams (Democratic)John R. Carter (Republican)Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Chrissy Houlahan (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Jefferson Van Drew (Republican)Victoria Spartz (Republican)David Scott (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Carolyn Bourdeaux (Democratic)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Kathy E. Manning (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Andrew R. Garbarino (Republican)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)David B. McKinley (Republican)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)Don Bacon (Republican)André Carson (Democratic)Fred Upton (Republican)Nancy Mace (Republican)Tom Rice (Republican)Marilyn Strickland (Democratic)Dean Phillips (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Kelly Armstrong (Republican)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Ami Bera (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Peter Meijer (Republican)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Michael T. McCaul (Republican)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Julia Letlow (Republican)Sean Casten (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Jay Obernolte (Republican)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Lizzie Fletcher (Democratic)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)Veronica Escobar (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee, Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HRES 117-1224: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7900) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 3373) to improve the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and the Children of Fallen Heroes Grant; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8296) to protect a person's ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy, and to protect a health care provider's ability to provide abortion services; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8297) to prohibit the interference, under color of State law, with the provision of interstate abortion services, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6538) to create an Active Shooter Alert Communications Network, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.
  • S 117-4968: Active Shooter Alert Act of 2022
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Crime preventionCriminal justice information and recordsEmergency communications systemsFirearms and explosivesGovernment studies and investigationsIntergovernmental relations