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Bill115th CongressFiled Jan 3, 2017Crime and Law Enforcement
H.R. 68

Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2017

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What it doesSummary passed house amended (Sep 28, 2018)

Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to revise and reauthorize for FY2020 the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG) Program.

It subjects JABG grants to accountability measures. The Office of Inspector General in the Department of Justice (DOJ) must conduct annual audits of selected grant recipients. DOJ must submit an annual certification to Congress and identify and report on duplicative grant awards.

(Sec. 3) The bill expresses the sense of Congress that the use of best practices is encouraged for activities carried out with JABG funds.

(Sec. 4) It amends the Justice Assistance Act of 1984 to eliminate existing authority for DOJ to award grants under the Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Program through FY2023.

What just happenedOct 1, 2018

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Who’s behind it

Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18](D-TX)Sponsor
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  1. Oct 1, 2018IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

    Judiciary Committee
  2. Sep 28, 2018FloorH38310

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. Sep 28, 2018FloorH37100

    On passage Passed without objection.

  4. Sep 28, 2018Floor8000

    Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.

  5. Sep 28, 2018FloorH30000

    Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H9390-9392; text of measure as introduced: CR H9391)

  6. Sep 28, 2018FloorH30200

    Mr. Marino asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.

  7. Sep 28, 2018DischargeH12300

    Committee on the Judiciary discharged.

    Judiciary Committee
  8. Sep 28, 2018Committee5500

    Committee on the Judiciary discharged.

    Judiciary Committee
  9. Jan 12, 2017Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

    Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
  10. Jan 3, 2017IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Judiciary Committee
  11. Jan 3, 2017IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  12. Jan 3, 2017IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Passed House amendedSep 28, 201836

Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to revise and reauthorize for FY2020 the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG) Program.

It subjects JABG grants to accountability measures. The Office of Inspector General in the Department of Justice (DOJ) must conduct annual audits of selected grant recipients. DOJ must submit an annual certification to Congress and identify and report on duplicative grant awards.

(Sec. 3) The bill expresses the sense of Congress that the use of best practices is encouraged for activities carried out with JABG funds.

(Sec. 4) It amends the Justice Assistance Act of 1984 to eliminate existing authority for DOJ to award grants under the Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Program through FY2023.

Introduced in HouseJan 3, 2017

Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2017

This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to revise and reauthorize through FY2022 the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG) Program.

It subjects JABG grants to accountability measures. The Office of Inspector General in the Department of Justice (DOJ) must conduct annual audits of selected grant recipients. DOJ must submit an annual certification to Congress and identify and report on duplicative grant awards.

Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 — Informed