Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2016
Latest action · Dec 23, 2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 700.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 6, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 6, 2015Markup Jul 13, 2016Reported Dec 23, 2016 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Feb 2, 2015 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 23, 2016Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 114-890.
- Dec 23, 2016Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 700.
- Jul 13, 2016Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 13, 2016Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Feb 2, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Jan 6, 2015Introduced in House
- Jan 6, 2015Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Aug 19, 2016H.R. 68, Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2016As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 13, 2016
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 1, January 6, 2015, page H45.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to enhance the use of Juvenile Accountability Block Grants for programs to prevent and address occurrences of bullying and to reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and the Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2015
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2016
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 23, 2016Reported in House
- Jan 6, 2015Introduced in House
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