JUSTICE Act of 2007
Latest action · Sep 25, 2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10796)
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.
- IntroducedJan 4, 2007
- 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 2007 or the JUSTICE Act of 2007 - 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 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 27, 2007 to Dec 17, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Feb 27, 2007 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Feb 27, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Mar 21, 2007 | |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Mar 21, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Mar 28, 2007 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | May 3, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | May 3, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | May 10, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | May 22, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Jul 16, 2007 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Nov 5, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Nov 5, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Nov 5, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Nov 6, 2007 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Nov 13, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Nov 14, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Dec 17, 2007 |
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 Jan 4, 2007 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Feb 2, 2007 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 25, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10796)
- Feb 2, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Jan 4, 2007Introduced in House
- Jan 4, 2007Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H10796 | Barbara Lee D-CA | Sep 25, 2007 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1311 | Barbara Lee D-CA | Feb 7, 2007 |
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 Act of 2007
- Justice for the Unprotected Against Sexually Transmitted Infections among the Confined and Exposed Act of 2007
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 violence
- Prisoners
- Prisoners' rights
- Prisons
- Rape
- Sex education
- Sexually transmitted diseases
- State laws
- Surveys
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 4, 2007Introduced in House
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