US SB2477 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-1)
Status: Introduced on July 27 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-07-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 27 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-07-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to divert certain parents of minor children, expectant parents, and other caregivers from incarceration and into comprehensive programs providing resources, services, and training to those individuals and their families.
Title
FAMILIES Act Finding Alternatives to Mass Incarceration: Lives Improved by Ending Separation Act of 2021
Sponsors
| Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] |
| Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] | Sen. Raphael Warnock [D-GA] |
| Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-27 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Same As/Similar To
HB4709 (Same As) 2022-11-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2477/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/s2477/BILLS-117s2477is.pdf |
