US Congress House Bill 3782 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)
Status: Introduced on October 21 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibiting Detention of Youth Status Offenders Act of 2015 This bill amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, with respect to the detention of a juvenile status offender (a juvenile arrested for an offense that would not be a crime if committed by an adult) who violates a valid court order, to require the court placing such juvenile in detention to issue a written order that: (1) identifies the valid court order that has been violated; (2) specifies the factual basis for determining that there is reasonable cause to believe that the juvenile has violated such order; (3) includes findings of fact to support a determination that there is no appropriate less restrictive alternative available to placing the juvenile in a secure detention or correctional facility, with due consideration to the best interest of the juvenile; (4) specifies the length of time, not to exceed three days, that the juvenile may remain in such facility and includes a plan for the juvenile's release; and (5) may not be renewed or extended. It provides that a juvenile status offender may only be detained once in any six-month period. The bill eliminates, not later than one year after the enactment of this Act, the use of valid court orders to provide secure lockup of juvenile status offenders.

Prohibiting Detention of Youth Status Offenders Act of 2015

Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]	Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
2015-10-23	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7169)
2015-10-21	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
2015-10-21	House	Introduced in House

SB1850 (Related) 2015-07-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3782/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3782/BILLS-114hr3782ih.pdf