Promoting Alternatives to Truancy and Incarceration by Encouraging New and Comprehensive Efforts (PATIENCE) Act of 2009
Latest action · Nov 16, 2009 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.
- IntroducedOct 15, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Promoting Alternatives to Truancy and Incarceration by Encouraging New and Comprehensive Efforts (PATIENCE) Act of 2009 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to require the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to set aside at least 5% of funding under such Act for incentive grants to states. Requires states receiving such grants to: (1) support evidence-based or promising programs that address the mental health treatment needs of juveniles; (2) support reforms that protect juveniles while incarcerated; and (3) demonstrate improvement in public safety and rehabilitation of delinquent and at-risk youth.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 15, 2009 to Mar 9, 2010; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Original | Oct 15, 2009 |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Oct 22, 2009 | |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Oct 22, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Oct 22, 2009 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Oct 22, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Oct 26, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Oct 26, 2009 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Oct 26, 2009 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Oct 26, 2009 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Oct 29, 2009 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Nov 2, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Nov 2, 2009 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Nov 18, 2009 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Nov 19, 2009 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Dec 8, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Dec 9, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Dec 16, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jan 19, 2010 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Jan 19, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Jan 19, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jan 26, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Mar 9, 2010 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Mar 9, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Oct 15, 2009 |
| Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee | Referred Nov 16, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 16, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
- Oct 15, 2009Introduced in House
- Oct 15, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to provide incentive grants to promote alternatives to incarcerating delinquent juveniles.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Promoting Alternatives to Truancy and Incarceration by Encouraging New and Comprehensive Efforts (PATIENCE) Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 15, 2009Introduced in House
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