Break the Cycle of Violence Act
USA116th CongressS-2671| Senate
| Updated: 10/23/2019
Cory A. Booker
Democratic Senator
New Jersey
Cosponsors (19)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)
Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Break the Cycle of Violence Act This bill authorizes new grant programs to support violence intervention initiatives. Specifically, the Bureau of Justice Assistance must award grants for coordinated violence reduction initiatives in units of local government that are disproportionately impacted by gun and group-related violence. Additionally, the National Institutes of Health must award grants for hospital-based violence intervention programs that reduce the risk of violent injury and retaliation among high-risk patients.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 116-4836Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Crime and Law Enforcement
Community life and organizationCrime preventionCrime victimsFirearms and explosivesGovernment information and archivesHealth programs administration and fundingHospital careHousing and community development fundingLaw enforcement administration and fundingPerformance measurementRacial and ethnic relationsState and local government operationsViolent crime
Break the Cycle of Violence Act
USA116th CongressS-2671| Senate
| Updated: 10/23/2019
Break the Cycle of Violence Act This bill authorizes new grant programs to support violence intervention initiatives. Specifically, the Bureau of Justice Assistance must award grants for coordinated violence reduction initiatives in units of local government that are disproportionately impacted by gun and group-related violence. Additionally, the National Institutes of Health must award grants for hospital-based violence intervention programs that reduce the risk of violent injury and retaliation among high-risk patients.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 116-4836Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Cory A. Booker
Democratic Senator
New Jersey
Cosponsors (19)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)
Judiciary Committee
Crime and Law Enforcement
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- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Community life and organizationCrime preventionCrime victimsFirearms and explosivesGovernment information and archivesHealth programs administration and fundingHospital careHousing and community development fundingLaw enforcement administration and fundingPerformance measurementRacial and ethnic relationsState and local government operationsViolent crime