Shift Back to Society Act of 2017
- Last Action
- 3/2/2017
Actions
- 2017-03-02Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- 2017-02-01Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
- 2017-02-01Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
- 2017-02-01Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
- 2017-02-01Introduced in House
- 2017-02-01Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-02-01 (00)
Shift Back to Society Act of 2017
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 less 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.
Cosponsors (20)
- Cedric Richmond (D-LA)
- Mark Walker (R-NC)
- Bruce Westerman (R-AR)
- Mia Love (R-UT)
- Brenda Lawrence (D-MI)
- Bill Posey (R-FL)
- Brad Wenstrup (R-OH)
- Joe Wilson (R-SC)
- Earl Carter (R-GA)
- Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Will Hurd (R-TX)
- PETE SESSIONS (R-TX)
- Rick Allen (R-GA)
- WM. CLAY (D-MO)
- Trent Kelly (R-MS)
- Steve Stivers (R-OH)
- Terri Sewell (D-AL)
- SANFORD BISHOP (D-GA)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
Subjects
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Education programs funding
- Higher education
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Minority education
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