Bill Sponsor
House Bill 8577
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Kenneth P. Thompson Civic Justice Corps Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Oct 9, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Oct 9, 2020
Latest Action
Oct 9, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
8577
Congress
116
Policy Area
Labor and Employment
Labor and Employment
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting hiring and composition of the workforce, wages and benefits, labor-management relations; occupational safety, personnel management, unemployment compensation. Measures concerning public-sector employment may fall under Government Operations and Politics policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
New York
Democrat
New York
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Kenneth P. Thompson Civic Justice Corps Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Justice to award grants to one or more national intermediaries (i.e., nonprofit organizations with experience in programs that deliver education and work experience to certain disadvantaged youth) to develop, implement, and collect data from Civic Justice Corps programs administered by at least ten local subgrantees in specified geographic regions. Such programs shall intentionally recruit and primarily enroll as participants court-involved, previously incarcerated, and otherwise disadvantaged youth and young adults between the ages of 16 and 25, and provide such participants with educational programming and support designed to lead to a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent.

Text (1)
October 9, 2020
Actions (2)
10/09/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
10/09/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:44:32 PM