HR 5846 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Securing American Families by Educating and Training You (SAFETY) Through Nonviolence Act of 2016

Introduced Jul 14, 2016 Originated House Sponsor John Lewis D-GA

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Latest action · Sep 19, 2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

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. IntroducedJul 14, 2016
  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 You (SAFETY) Through Nonviolence Act of 2016

This bill authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ) to award grants to eligible entities for the purpose of preventing or alleviating the effects of community violence by providing education, mentoring, and counseling related to principles of nonviolence in conflict resolution. "Eligible entities" include state or local government entities, educational institutions, nonprofit communities, and faith-based organizations.

In awarding grants under the program, DOJ shall give priority to applicants that agree to use the grant funds in at least one community that can certify: (1) an increased or sustained level of violence or tension in the community; or (2) a lack of resources to adopt innovative, integrated, community-based violence prevention programs.

Cosponsors 26

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 14, 2016.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-TXAl GreenOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-FLCorrine BrownOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalJul 14, 2016
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-CAJanice HahnOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-VIStacey E. PlaskettOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalJul 14, 2016
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalJul 14, 2016

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 Jul 14, 2016
Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee
Referred Sep 19, 2016

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 19, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
  2. Jul 14, 2016Introduced in House
  3. Jul 14, 2016Referred 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

[Pages H5013-H5014] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] By Mr. LEWIS: H.R. 5846. 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 Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 114, July 14, 2016, page H5014.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 3908Securing American Families by Educating and Training You (SAFETY) Through Nonviolence Act of 2017Reintroduced BillOct 2, 2017

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 You (SAFETY) Through Nonviolence Act of 2016

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 14, 2016Introduced in House

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