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Juvenile Prosecution Act of 1994

Introduced: March 15, 1994 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 25, 1994
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 257.
Mar 25, 1994
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 103-465.
Mar 17, 1994
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Mar 17, 1994
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 15, 1994
Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice Forwarded an Original Measure to Full Committee.
Mar 15, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Mar 15, 1994
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Juvenile Prosecution Act of 1994 - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide for the prosecution as adults of juveniles age 13 or older for specified crimes of violence and crimes where the juvenile possessed a firearm during the offense.

Provides that a juvenile shall not be transferred to adult prosecution nor shall a hearing be held under provisions governing disposition after a finding of juvenile delinquency until specified conditions are met.

Provides that no juvenile committed to the custody of the Attorney General, whether pursuant to an adjudication of delinquency or conviction for an offense, may be placed or retained in an adult jail or correctional institution in which he or she has regular contact with adults incarcerated because they have been convicted of a crime or are awaiting trial on criminal charges.

What's happening now March 25, 1994

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 257.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4031: Juvenile Prosecution Act of 1994. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-4031/
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"H.R. 4031: Juvenile Prosecution Act of 1994." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-4031/.
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H.R. 4031, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-4031/.
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