SOS Act of 2023

The Strengthening Our Schools (SOS) Act of 2023 (H.R. 5000) aims to increase federal investment in school safety by providing additional funding for school resource officers. If passed, the bill would increase annual funding for the COPS Hiring Program by $50 million specifically to help local law enforcement agencies hire and train officers to be stationed on school campuses. For citizens, this legislation is designed to ensure that more schools have a trained first responder on-site to respond to emergencies and improve overall campus security.