JUSTICE Act of 2006
Latest action · Sep 27, 2006 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7504)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 14, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Justice for the Unprotected Against Sexually Transmitted Infections among the Confined and Exposed Act of 2006 or the JUSTICE Act of 2006 - Requires the Attorney General to direct the Bureau of Prisons to allow community organizations to distribute sexual barrier protection devices (e.g., condoms) and to engage in sexually transmitted infection (STI) counseling and prevention education in federal correctional facilities. Prohibits a federal correctional facility from taking adverse action against a prisoner who possesses or uses a sexual barrier protection device.
Expresses the sense of Congress that states should allow for the legal distribution of sexual barrier protection devices in their correctional facilities.
Directs the Attorney General to: (1) conduct a survey of all educational, testing, and other programs in federal and state correctional facilities for reducing the spread of STIs; and (2) develop and implement a five-year strategy to reduce the prevalence and spread of STIs in such facilities.
Cosponsors 32
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 14, 2006 to Sep 28, 2006; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | Sep 14, 2006 |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Original | Sep 14, 2006 |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Original | Sep 14, 2006 |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Original | Sep 14, 2006 |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Sep 19, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Sep 19, 2006 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Sep 19, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Sep 19, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Sep 19, 2006 | |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Sep 19, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Sep 19, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Sep 19, 2006 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Sep 19, 2006 | |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Sep 19, 2006 | |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Sep 20, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Sep 21, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Sep 21, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Sep 21, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Sep 27, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Sep 27, 2006 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Sep 27, 2006 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Sep 27, 2006 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Sep 28, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Sep 28, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Sep 28, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Sep 14, 2006 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 27, 2006Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7504)
- Sep 14, 2006Introduced in House
- Sep 14, 2006Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To reduce the spread of sexually transmitted infections in correctional facilities, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Justice for the Unprotected Against Sexually Transmitted Infections among the Confined and Exposed Act of 2006
- JUSTICE Act of 2006
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Community health services
- Condoms
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Correctional personnel
- Cost accounting
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal statistics
- Economics and Public Finance
- Employee training
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Health
- Health counseling
- Health education
- Health planning
- Health surveys
- Labor and Employment
- Medical screening
- Medical statistics
- Medical tests
- Performance measurement
- Preventive medicine
- Prison administration
- Prison violence
- Prisoners
- Prisoners' rights
- Rape
- Sex education
- Sexually transmitted diseases
- State laws
- Surveys
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 14, 2006Introduced in House
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