US HB799 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 17-7)
Status: Introduced on February 1 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 1 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Shift Back to Society Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Justice to establish a pilot program that awards matching grants to historically black colleges and universities to provide educational programs for eligible offenders to facilitate re-entry into the community. An eligible offender is a convicted criminal offender who has been released from incarceration for less than one year or who is scheduled to be released from incarceration within one year. The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on the results of the pilot program.
Title
Shift Back to Society Act of 2017
Sponsors
Rep. French Hill [R-AR] | Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA] | Rep. Mark Walker [R-NC] | Rep. Bruce Westerman [R-AR] |
Rep. Mia Love [R-UT] | Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI] | Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL] | Rep. Brad Wenstrup [R-OH] |
Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC] | Rep. Earl Carter [R-GA] | Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R-MO] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] |
Rep. Will Hurd [R-TX] | Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX] | Rep. Rick Allen [R-GA] | Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO] |
Rep. Trent Kelly [R-MS] | Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH] | Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL] | Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA] |
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Michael Turner [R-OH] | Rep. David Kustoff [R-TN] | Rep. Alexander Mooney [R-WV] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-03-02 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. |
2017-02-01 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
2017-02-01 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
2017-02-01 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
2017-02-01 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Education
Education programs funding
Higher education
Law enforcement administration and funding
Minority education
Education
Education programs funding
Higher education
Law enforcement administration and funding
Minority education
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/799/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr799/BILLS-115hr799ih.pdf |