Break the Cycle of Violence Act
- Last Action
- 6/24/2021
Actions
- 2021-06-24Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2021-06-24Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-06-24 (00)
Break the Cycle of Violence Act
This bill establishes federal grant programs and related entities to support violence intervention initiatives.
Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants for coordinated community violence intervention initiatives in communities disproportionately impacted by homicides and community violence. HHS must also establish several related entities, including
- an Office of Community Violence Intervention to administer programs and activities related to violence intervention;
- the Community Violence Intervention Advisory Committee to advise and assist the office and HHS; and
- the National Community Violence Response Center to provide training and technical assistance, coordinate research, and develop data collection policies.
Additionally, the bill directs the Department of Labor to award grants for job training and workforce programs in communities disproportionately affected by gun violence to connect youth ages 16 to 24 to in-demand occupations.
Cosponsors (20)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Bob Casey (D-PA)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
- Christopher Murphy (D-CT)
- Richard Durbin (D-IL)
- Alex Padilla (D-CA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
- Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
- Edward Markey (D-MA)
- Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
- Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
- Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
- Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- Christopher Coons (D-DE)
- Charles Schumer (D-NY)
- Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
Subjects
- Advisory bodies
- Community life and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Crime prevention
- Crime victims
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Employment and training programs
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Firearms and explosives
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health facilities and institutions
- Intergovernmental relations
- Performance measurement
- Policy sciences
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Violent crime
- Youth employment and child labor
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