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To amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to eliminate the use of valid court orders to secure lockup of status offenders, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-1885| House 
| Updated: 4/4/2017
Tony Cárdenas

Tony Cárdenas

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (16)
Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Jim Cooper (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Prohibiting Detention of Youth Status Offenders Act of 2017 This bill amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to modify the deinstitutionalization of status offenders (DSO) core requirement with which a state must comply to receive funds under the Formula Grant Program. The DSO core requirement prohibits the secure detention or confinement of a juvenile who commits a status offense (i.e., an offense that would not be a crime if committed by an adult). This bill eliminates an exception to the DSO core requirement that permits the secure detention or confinement of an out-of-state runaway youth. It also eliminates, not later than one year after enactment, an exception to the DSO core requirement that permits the secure detention or confinement of a juvenile status offender who violates a valid court order. Until then, use of the valid court order exception to securely detain or confine a juvenile status offender must comply with additional requirements, such as issuance of a written court order and a three-day maximum length of detention.
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Timeline
Apr 4, 2017
Introduced in House
Apr 4, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Apr 6, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 115-866
Introduced in Senate
  • April 4, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • April 4, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.


  • April 6, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 115-866
    Introduced in Senate

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • S 115-866: A bill to amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to eliminate the use of valid court orders to secure lockup of status offenders, and for other purposes.
Child safety and welfareCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentCriminal procedure and sentencingDetention of personsJuvenile crime and gang violence

To amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to eliminate the use of valid court orders to secure lockup of status offenders, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-1885| House 
| Updated: 4/4/2017
Prohibiting Detention of Youth Status Offenders Act of 2017 This bill amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to modify the deinstitutionalization of status offenders (DSO) core requirement with which a state must comply to receive funds under the Formula Grant Program. The DSO core requirement prohibits the secure detention or confinement of a juvenile who commits a status offense (i.e., an offense that would not be a crime if committed by an adult). This bill eliminates an exception to the DSO core requirement that permits the secure detention or confinement of an out-of-state runaway youth. It also eliminates, not later than one year after enactment, an exception to the DSO core requirement that permits the secure detention or confinement of a juvenile status offender who violates a valid court order. Until then, use of the valid court order exception to securely detain or confine a juvenile status offender must comply with additional requirements, such as issuance of a written court order and a three-day maximum length of detention.
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Timeline
Apr 4, 2017
Introduced in House
Apr 4, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Apr 6, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 115-866
Introduced in Senate
  • April 4, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • April 4, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.


  • April 6, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 115-866
    Introduced in Senate
Tony Cárdenas

Tony Cárdenas

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (16)
Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Jim Cooper (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • S 115-866: A bill to amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to eliminate the use of valid court orders to secure lockup of status offenders, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Child safety and welfareCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentCriminal procedure and sentencingDetention of personsJuvenile crime and gang violence