US Congress House Bill 494 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 11 2019 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-11 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

(Sec. 2) revises and reauthorizes through FY2024 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. Additionally, DOJ must 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.

Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2019

Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]

Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]

Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-11	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2019-02-07	House	Ms. Jackson Lee asked unanimous consent that the Clerk be directed to make a change in the engrossment of H.R. 494 to strike section 1 and insert a new short title. Agreed to without objection.
2019-02-07	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2019-02-07	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1403)
2019-02-07	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 494.
2019-02-07	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1403-1406)
2019-02-07	House	Ms. Jackson Lee moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2019-01-11	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2019-01-11	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/494/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr494/BILLS-116hr494ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr494/BILLS-116hr494eh.pdf