Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018
Latest action · Jun 18, 2018 Became Public Law No: 115-185.
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.
- IntroducedJul 14, 2017
- Passed HouseMar 14, 2018
- Passed SenateMay 16, 2018
- To the PresidentJun 7, 2018
- Became lawJun 18, 2018Public Law 115-185
Summary
Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018
(Sec. 3) This bill authorizes the Project Safe Neighborhoods Block Grant Program within the Department of Justice.
(Sec. 4) The purpose of the grant program is to foster and improve partnerships to create safer neighborhoods through sustained reductions in crimes by (1) developing and executing comprehensive strategic plans, (2) developing evidence-based intervention and prevention initiatives, and (3) collecting data on outcomes.
(Sec. 5) Grant funds must be locally controlled, to the greatest extent practicable.
Of amounts made available for grants, 30% must go to gang task forces in regions experiencing a significant or increased presence of criminal or transnational organizations engaging in high levels of violent crime, firearm offenses, human trafficking, and drug trafficking.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 239 | On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment | Passed394–13 | Jun 6, 2018 |
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 27, 2017 to Feb 27, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Jul 27, 2017 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas MacArthur | Feb 27, 2018 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 14, 2017Markup Nov 2, 2017Reported Mar 14, 2018 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Aug 17, 2017 | |
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 15, 2018Discharged May 16, 2018 |
Actions 27
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 18, 2018Signed by President.
- Jun 18, 2018Became Public Law No: 115-185.
- Jun 7, 2018Presented to President.
- Jun 6, 2018Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 918, Mr. Goodlatte brought up H.R. 3249 and offered a motion.
- Jun 6, 2018Mr. Goodlatte moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment.
- Jun 6, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the motion to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 3249.
- Jun 6, 2018The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- Jun 6, 2018POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the motion to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 3249, the Chair put the question on adoption of the motion and by voice vote announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Goodlatte demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the motion until later in the legislative day.
- Jun 6, 2018Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 394 - 13, 2 Present (Roll no. 239).
- Jun 6, 2018Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 17, 2018Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- May 16, 2018Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- May 16, 2018Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2731-2732)
- May 16, 2018Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
- Mar 15, 2018Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Mar 14, 2018Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 115-597.
- Mar 14, 2018Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 454.
- Mar 14, 2018Mr. Issa moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Mar 14, 2018Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1573-1576)
- Mar 14, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3249.
- Mar 14, 2018Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1573)
- Mar 14, 2018Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 2, 2017Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Nov 2, 2017Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Aug 17, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Jul 14, 2017Introduced in House
- Jul 14, 2017Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4785–H4792, H4793–H4798Text printed H4785, H4793Amendments H4791, H4793Motions H4794Recorded votes H4791, H4792, H4846consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 918), previous questionSenate amendment | Barbara Comstock R-VA, Bob Goodlatte R-VA (motion), James P. McGovern D-MA (amendment), Rob Woodall R-GA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Jun 6, 2018 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2711, S2731Text printed S2732Amendments S2730, S2731 | Gary C. Peters D-MI (amendment), John Cornyn R-TX (amendment), Mitch McConnell R-KY | May 16, 2018 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1573–H1576Text printed H1573 | Barbara Comstock R-VA, Darrell Issa R-CA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Mar 14, 2018 |
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
- Nov 21, 2017H.R. 3249, Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2017As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on November 2, 2017
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 119, July 14, 2017, page H5885.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44872 | The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant Subsidized Employment Demonstration Proposal: In Brief Archived | Report | Jul 18, 2017 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 2245 | In the nature of a substitute. | John Cornyn R-TX | Amendment SA 2245 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 9
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title
- An act to authorize the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program, and for other purposes
- Short Title
- Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018
- Other Short Titles
- Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 6
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- May 16, 2018Engrossed Amendment Senate
- Mar 15, 2018Referred in Senate
- Mar 14, 2018Reported in House
- Mar 14, 2018Engrossed in House
- Jul 14, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
