House Bill 2300
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Eliminating Debtor’s Prison for Kids Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House on Apr 12, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2300
Congress
116
Policy Area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime and Law Enforcement
Primary focus of measure is criminal offenses, investigation and prosecution, procedure and sentencing; corrections and imprisonment; juvenile crime; law enforcement administration. Measures concerning terrorism may fall under Emergency Management or International Affairs policy areas.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Eliminating Debtor's Prison for Kids Act of 2019
This bill directs the Department of Justice to make grants for states to provide mental and behavioral health services to at-risk youth in any school, secure detention facility, or secure correctional facility in the state.
A state that receives a grant must report, for inclusion in a national report, certain information about fines and fees imposed on adults and juveniles in the criminal justice system.
April 12, 2019
05/20/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
04/12/2019
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
04/12/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 7:47:13 PM