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

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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; 22 are original cosponsors, there from 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
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalSep 23, 2011
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalSep 23, 2011
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalSep 23, 2011
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalSep 23, 2011
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalSep 23, 2011
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalSep 23, 2011
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalSep 23, 2011
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOct 6, 2011
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Oct 6, 2011
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOct 6, 2011
D-MNKeith EllisonOct 6, 2011

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Sep 23, 2011
Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee
Referred Nov 18, 2011

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 23, 2011Introduced in House
  2. Sep 23, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I of the United States Constitution and its subsequent amendments, and further clarified and interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H6457.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To authorize the Attorney General to award grants to eligible entities to prevent or alleviate community violence by providing education, mentoring, and counseling services to children, adolescents, teachers, families, and community leaders on the principles and practice of nonviolence.
Short Titles as Introduced
Securing American Families by Educating and Training Youth (SAFETY) Through Nonviolence Act of 2011

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 23, 2011Introduced in House

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