HR 68 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2016

Introduced Jan 6, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX

Fact sheet

Latest action · Dec 23, 2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 700.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJan 6, 2015
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2016

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to revise and reauthorize through FY2022 the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG) Program.

It subjects JABG grants to accountability measures. The Department of Justice's (DOJ's) Office of Inspector General must conduct annual audits of selected grant recipients. DOJ must submit an annual certification to Congress and identify and report on duplicative grant awards.

(Sec. 3) The bill expresses the sense of Congress that the use of best practices is encouraged for activities carried out with JABG funds.

(Sec. 4) DOJ must use amounts made available for general administration to carry out the JABG Program.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Actions 7

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 23, 2016Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 700.
  2. Dec 23, 2016Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 114-890.
  3. Jul 13, 2016Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  4. Jul 13, 2016Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  5. Feb 2, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

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  1. Dec 23, 2016Reported in House
  2. Jan 6, 2015Introduced in House

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