H.R.3833: To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to allow certain grant funds to be used to provide parent education.

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Bill Summary

Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to authorize the use of local crime prevention block grants for voluntary, comprehensive, and culturally-appropriate home visitor systems that provide parenting education that focuses on parenting skills, child development and health, and support services for new parents to prevent or decrease the risk of child abuse.

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, 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.
Referred to House Judiciary
Referred to House Economic and Educational Opportunities
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
July 17, 1996

Introduced in the House by Norman D. Dicks (D-Wash.)

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