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H.R. 5430

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 5430, the FORTIFY Act, was introduced in the House on Sep 17, 2025 by Rep. Ernest Gonzales (R). It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Sep 17, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 5430 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb5430/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 5430 IH: Funding Officers and Resources To Increase Facility Youth Protection Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-09-17
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5430  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   September 17, 2025   Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the funds under the matching grant program for school security to be used to hire school resource officers, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Funding Officers and Resources To Increase Facility Youth Protection Act   or the   FORTIFY Act  .
2.
Authorization to hire school resource officers under matching grant program for school security
(a)
In general
Section 2701 of part AA of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10551 ) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)(1), by striking  through (9)  and inserting  through (12) ; and
(2)
in subsection (b)—
(A)
by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (12); and
(B)
by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:
(9)
Hiring school resource officers (as such term is defined in section 1709).
(10)
Purchasing firearms and protective equipment for school resource officers.
(11)
Purchasing vehicles, including all terrain vehicles, golf carts, scooters, and bicycles, for use by school resource officers.
 .
(b)
Technical assistance
(1)
In general
Section 2702 of part AA of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10552 ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(c)
Technical assistance
The Attorney General shall provide technical assistance to States, units of local government, and Indian tribes to improve access to grants under this part for rural and geographically underserved areas.
 .
(2)
Report to Congress
Section 2703(a) of part AA of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10553 ) is amended—
(A)
by striking  and the activities  and inserting  the activities ; and
(B)
by inserting before the period at the end the following:  , and how the provision of technical assistance under section 2702(c) has improved access to grants under this part for rural and geographically underserved areas .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-09-17
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the funds under the matching grant program for school security to be used to hire school resource officers, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Ernest Gonzales (R) sponsors H.R. 5430 alone.

Committees

H.R. 5430 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Sep 17, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5430 has taken 2 actions since Sep 17, 2025.

ChamberAction
Sep 17, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Sep 17, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 5430 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5430 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • FORTIFY Act — Display Title
  • FORTIFY Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Funding Officers and Resources To Increase Facility Youth Protection Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the funds under the matching grant program for school security to be used to hire school resource officers, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 3 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5430 in 2 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Foreign Relations, Immigration.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA INCInternational and domestic Human rights AdvocacyNew York12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA, INC.12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
AMY FISCHER112
CAROLYN NASH112
KATE HIXON112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA INCAMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA, INC.2025 third_quarter$40K3rd Quarter - Report
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA INCAMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OF THE USA, INC.2025 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5430 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5430’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

hr5430/policy-areas.txt
Crime and Law EnforcementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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