US HB4836 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 31-0)
Status: Introduced on October 23 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-11-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Authorizes new grant programs to support violence intervention initiatives. Specifically, the Bureau of Justice Assistance must award grants for coordinated violence reduction initiatives in units of local government that are disproportionately impacted by gun and group-related violence. Additionally, the National Institutes of Health must award grants for hospital-based violence intervention programs that reduce the risk of violent injury and retaliation among high-risk patients.

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Title

Break the Cycle of Violence Act

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History

DateChamberAction
2019-11-15HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2019-10-26HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-10-23HouseReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
2019-10-23HouseReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
2019-10-23HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB2671 (Same As) 2019-10-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
HB6086 (Related) 2020-03-04 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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