Congress 107 - HR 431 - To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to allow certain grant funds to be used to provide parent education.

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Block grants Child abuse Child development Child health Crime and Law Enforcement Crime prevention Economics and Public Finance Families Family services Federal aid to law enforcement Government Operations and Politics Health Infants Parent and child Parents

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Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to authorize the use of local crime prevention block grants for voluntary, comprehensive, and culturally-appropriate home visitor systems that provide parenting education that focuses on parenting skills, child development and health, and support services for new parents to prevent or decrease the risk of child abuse.

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Mar 22, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
Feb 16, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Feb 6, 2001

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
Feb 6, 2001

Introduced in House

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