Youth Reentry Improvement Act of 2008
Latest action · Apr 17, 2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
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 29, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Youth Reentry Improvement Act of 2008 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to require: (1) information on the number of juveniles released from prison and their living arrangements upon release in the annual report of the Administrator of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Office; (2) states seeking juvenile justice grants to adopt procedures to assure the availability of post-release programs and services for juvenile offenders; and (3) research and evaluation on outcomes for juvenile offenders who have been released from custody and reintegrated into communities.
Directs the Attorney General to: (1) award grants to states to establish programs to identify juveniles likely to be released before attaining age 25 and to help such juveniles attain self-sufficiency; (2) develop outcome measures to assess the performance of states in operating juvenile offender reentry programs and track services provided to such offenders; and (3) conduct evaluations of state juvenile offender reentry programs.
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to continue health care benefits for juvenile offenders after release from incarceration.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 29, 2008 to Apr 1, 2008; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Jan 29, 2008 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Jan 29, 2008 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | Jan 29, 2008 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Jan 29, 2008 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Jan 29, 2008 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Feb 13, 2008 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Feb 13, 2008 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Apr 1, 2008 |
Committees 3
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 29, 2008 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Feb 4, 2008 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jan 29, 2008 |
| Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee | Referred Apr 17, 2008 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jan 29, 2008 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jan 29, 2008 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 17, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
- Feb 4, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Jan 29, 2008Introduced in House
- Jan 29, 2008Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
- Jan 29, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2451 | First Step Forward Act of 2007 | Related bill | Dec 11, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To enhance public safety by improving the reintegration of youth offenders into the families and communities to which they are returning.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Youth Reentry Improvement Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- College costs
- Community service (Punishment)
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal statistics
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Educational vouchers
- Evaluation research (Social action programs)
- Ex-offenders
- Families
- Federal aid to law enforcement
- Health
- Higher education
- Juvenile delinquency
- Labor and Employment
- Medicaid
- Rehabilitation of criminals
- Social Welfare
- Victims of crimes
- Welfare eligibility
- Youth employment
- Youth services
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 29, 2008Introduced in House
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