Reverse Mass Incarceration Act of 2017
Latest action · Oct 4, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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.
- IntroducedSep 27, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Reverse Mass Incarceration Act of 2017
This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to establish a grant program for states to implement evidence-based programs designed to reduce crime rates and incarcerations.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 5, 2017 to Jul 26, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Oct 5, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Oct 5, 2017 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Oct 5, 2017 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Oct 5, 2017 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Oct 5, 2017 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Oct 5, 2017 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Oct 5, 2017 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Oct 5, 2017 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Oct 5, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Oct 5, 2017 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Oct 5, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Oct 5, 2017 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Oct 5, 2017 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Oct 5, 2017 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Oct 5, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Oct 5, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Oct 6, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Oct 23, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Nov 30, 2017 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Nov 30, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Mar 15, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Jul 26, 2018 |
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 Sep 27, 2017 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Oct 4, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 4, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Sep 27, 2017Introduced in House
- Sep 27, 2017Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 | Lists H7588H.R. 3845–3859 | — | Sep 27, 2017 |
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 155, September 27, 2017, page H7588.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1458 | Reverse Mass Incarceration Act of 2017 | Identical bill | Jun 28, 2017 |
| HR 2865 | Reverse Mass Incarceration Act of 2019 | Reintroduced Bill | Jun 26, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a grant program to incentivize States to reduce prison populations, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Reverse Mass Incarceration Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 27, 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.
