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To authorize the Attorney General to award grants to eligible entities to prevent or alleviate community violence by providing education, mentoring, and counseling services to children, adolescents, teachers, families, and community leaders on the principles and practice of nonviolence.

USA115th CongressHR-3908| House 
| Updated: 10/2/2017
John Lewis

John Lewis

Democratic Representative

Georgia

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Securing American Families by Educating and Training You (SAFETY) Through Nonviolence Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ) to award grants to eligible entities for the purpose of preventing or alleviating the effects of community violence by providing education, mentoring, and counseling related to principles of nonviolence in conflict resolution. "Eligible entities" include state or local government entities, educational institutions, nonprofit communities, and faith-based organizations. In awarding grants under the program, DOJ shall give priority to applicants that agree to use the grant funds in at least one community that can certify: (1) an increased or sustained level of violence or tension in the community; or (2) a lack of resources to adopt innovative, integrated, community-based violence prevention programs.
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Timeline
Oct 2, 2017
Introduced in House
Oct 2, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • October 2, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • October 2, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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Crime preventionEducational guidanceEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationJuvenile crime and gang violenceLaw enforcement administration and fundingViolent crime

To authorize the Attorney General to award grants to eligible entities to prevent or alleviate community violence by providing education, mentoring, and counseling services to children, adolescents, teachers, families, and community leaders on the principles and practice of nonviolence.

USA115th CongressHR-3908| House 
| Updated: 10/2/2017
Securing American Families by Educating and Training You (SAFETY) Through Nonviolence Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ) to award grants to eligible entities for the purpose of preventing or alleviating the effects of community violence by providing education, mentoring, and counseling related to principles of nonviolence in conflict resolution. "Eligible entities" include state or local government entities, educational institutions, nonprofit communities, and faith-based organizations. In awarding grants under the program, DOJ shall give priority to applicants that agree to use the grant funds in at least one community that can certify: (1) an increased or sustained level of violence or tension in the community; or (2) a lack of resources to adopt innovative, integrated, community-based violence prevention programs.
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Timeline
Oct 2, 2017
Introduced in House
Oct 2, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • October 2, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • October 2, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
John Lewis

John Lewis

Democratic Representative

Georgia

Education and Workforce Committee

Education

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Crime preventionEducational guidanceEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationJuvenile crime and gang violenceLaw enforcement administration and fundingViolent crime