Shift Back to Society Act of 2019
Latest action · Oct 28, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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 9, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Shift Back to Society Act of 2019
This bill directs the Department of Justice to establish a pilot program that awards matching grants to historically black colleges and universities to provide educational programs for eligible offenders to facilitate re-entry into the community.
An eligible offender is a convicted criminal offender who has been released from incarceration for not longer than one year or who is scheduled to be released from incarceration within one year.
The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on the results of the pilot program.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 9, 2019 to Jun 24, 2020, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AR | Bruce Westerman | Original | Sep 9, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Sep 9, 2019 |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Original | Sep 9, 2019 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Sep 9, 2019 |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Original | Sep 9, 2019 |
| R-OH | Brad R. Wenstrup | Nov 14, 2019 | |
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | May 8, 2020 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | May 8, 2020 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | May 8, 2020 | |
| R-GA | Rick W. Allen | May 8, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | May 12, 2020 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | May 15, 2020 | |
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | Jun 24, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 28, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Sep 9, 2019Introduced in House
- Sep 9, 2019Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 9, 2019Introduced in House
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