Shift Back to Society Act of 2019
USA116th CongressHR-4252| House
| Updated: 10/28/2019
J. French Hill
Republican Representative
Arkansas
Cosponsors (13)
Alexander X. Mooney (Republican)Rick W. Allen (Republican)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Brad R. Wenstrup (Republican)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Republican)Elaine G. Luria (Democratic)Josh Harder (Democratic)Bruce Westerman (Republican)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Michael R. Turner (Republican)Bill Posey (Republican)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Education and Workforce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Shift Back to Society Act of 2019 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 not longer 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.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Education
Correctional facilities and imprisonmentEducation programs fundingHigher educationLaw enforcement administration and fundingMinority education
Shift Back to Society Act of 2019
USA116th CongressHR-4252| House
| Updated: 10/28/2019
Shift Back to Society Act of 2019 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 not longer 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.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
J. French Hill
Republican Representative
Arkansas
Cosponsors (13)
Alexander X. Mooney (Republican)Rick W. Allen (Republican)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Brad R. Wenstrup (Republican)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Republican)Elaine G. Luria (Democratic)Josh Harder (Democratic)Bruce Westerman (Republican)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Michael R. Turner (Republican)Bill Posey (Republican)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Education and Workforce Committee
Education
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Correctional facilities and imprisonmentEducation programs fundingHigher educationLaw enforcement administration and fundingMinority education