Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 2/11/2019
Actions
- 2019-02-11Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2019-02-07Ms. Jackson Lee asked unanimous consent that the Clerk be directed to make a change in the engrossment of H.R. 494 to strike section 1 and insert a new short title. Agreed to without objection.
- 2019-02-07Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2019-02-07On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1403)
- 2019-02-07Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1403)
- 2019-02-07DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 494.
- 2019-02-07Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1403-1406)
- 2019-02-07Ms. Jackson Lee moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 2019-01-11Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2019-01-11Introduced in House
- 2019-01-11Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-02-07 (53)
Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2019
(Sec. 2) This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2024 the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG) Program.
It subjects JABG grants to accountability measures. The Office of Inspector General in the Department of Justice (DOJ) must conduct annual audits of selected grant recipients. Additionally, DOJ must identify and report on duplicative grant awards.
(Sec. 3) The bill expresses the sense of Congress that the use of best practices is encouraged for activities carried out with JABG funds.
Cosponsors (2)
- David Cicilline (D-RI)
- Sylvia Garcia (D-TX)
Subjects
- Accounting and auditing
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Government studies and investigations
- Juvenile crime and gang violence
- Law enforcement administration and funding
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