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- H.R.799
H.R.799: Shift Back to Society Act of 2017
About This Bill
- Introduced Feb. 1, 2017
- Latest Major Action March 2, 2017
- See the two similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
23 (7 Democrats, 16 Republicans)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - Feb. 1, 2017
Bill Summary
Shift Back to Society Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Justice to establish a pilot program that awards matching grants to historically black colleges and universities to provide educational programs for eligible offenders to facilitate re-entry into the community. An eligible offender is a convicted criminal offender who has been released from incarceration for less than one year or who is scheduled to be released from...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| March 2, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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| Feb. 1, 2017 |
Referred to House Judiciary
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| Feb. 1, 2017 |
Referred to House Education and the Workforce
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| Feb. 1, 2017 |
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
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| Feb. 1, 2017 |
Introduced in the House by French Hill (R-Ark.) |