FAMILIES Act
Latest action · Nov 18, 2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedNov 18, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Finding Alternatives to Mass Incarceration: Lives Improved by Ending Separation Act of 2020 or the FAMILIES Act
This bill establishes and provides funds for a program to divert eligible individuals (e.g., parents of minor children and caregivers) from a term of imprisonment or probation into comprehensive support services (e.g., education, jobs, in-home parenting, and substance abuse treatment programs). Additionally, the bill provides funds for the training of district court judges, a study on the effects of incarceration on children of incarcerated parents, and grants to states for parenting sentencing alternative programs.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 18, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Nov 18, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 8774 | FAMILIES Act | Identical bill | Nov 18, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Adult day care
- Appropriations
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Child care and development
- Child health
- Child safety and welfare
- Congressional oversight
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crime victims
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Department of Justice
- Disability and paralysis
- Disability assistance
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Elementary and secondary education
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employment and training programs
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Family relationships
- Food assistance and relief
- Government studies and investigations
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Higher education
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Intergovernmental relations
- Judges
- Judicial procedure and administration
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Lawyers and legal services
- Low- and moderate-income housing
- Mental health
- Nutrition and diet
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- State and local government operations
- Wages and earnings
- Women's health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 18, 2020Introduced in Senate
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