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H.R.1809

H.R.1809: Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2017

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About This Bill

Introduced March 30, 2017
Latest Major Action Feb. 6, 2018
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Bill Sponsor

Jason Lewis (R-Minn.)

Bill Cosponsors

23 (14 Democrats, 9 Republicans)

Bill Versions

Placed on Calendar Senate - Feb. 6, 2018
Received in Senate - May 24, 2017
Engrossed in House - May 23, 2017
Reported in House - May 4, 2017
Introduced in House - March 30, 2017

Bill Summary

Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2017 TITLE I--DECLARATION OF FINDINGS, PURPOSE, AND DEFINITIONS (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (JJDPA) to revise an existing finding to specify that the increase in offenders who enter the juvenile justice system as the result of sexual abuse, exploitation, and trauma has changed the composition of violent juvenile offenders entering the juvenile justice...

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Bill Actions

Date	Description
Feb. 6, 2018	Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 303.
May 24, 2017	Received in the Senate.
May 23, 2017	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 23, 2017	Voice Vote in the House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4441-4451)
May 23, 2017	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1809.
May 23, 2017	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4441-4453)
May 23, 2017	Mr. Lewis (MN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
May 4, 2017	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 65.
May 4, 2017	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 115-111.
April 4, 2017	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
April 4, 2017	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
March 30, 2017	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
March 30, 2017	Introduced in the House by Jason Lewis (R-Minn.)

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