HR 3054 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Securing American Families by Educating and Training Youth (SAFETY) Through Nonviolence Act of 2011

Introduced Sep 23, 2011 Originated House Sponsor John Lewis D-GA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Sep 23, 2011 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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.

  1. IntroducedSep 23, 2011
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Securing American Families by Educating and Training Youth (SAFETY) Through Nonviolence Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to state or local governments, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and faith-based entities to prevent or alleviate the effects of community violence by educating, mentoring, and counseling youth regarding the principles and application of nonviolence in conflict resolution.

Gives grant priority to applicants that agree to use the funds in communities experiencing an increase in violence, but lacking the resources to address violence prevention.

Cosponsors 26

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 23, 2011 to Oct 6, 2011, with 22 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalSep 23, 2011
D-CABob FilnerOriginalSep 23, 2011
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalSep 23, 2011
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalSep 23, 2011
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalSep 23, 2011
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalSep 23, 2011
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOriginalSep 23, 2011
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalSep 23, 2011
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalSep 23, 2011
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalSep 23, 2011
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalSep 23, 2011
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalSep 23, 2011
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalSep 23, 2011
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalSep 23, 2011
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.OriginalSep 23, 2011
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  1. Sep 23, 2011Introduced in House
  2. Sep 23, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

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  1. Sep 23, 2011Introduced in House

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