HR 2381
105th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Block grants
Child abuse
Child development
Child health
Crime prevention
Economics and Public Finance
Families
Federal aid to child health services
Federal aid to child welfare
Federal aid to law enforcement
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Home care services
Infants
Parent and child
Pluralism (Social sciences)
Social Welfare
Social workers
To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to allow certain grant funds to be used to provide parent education.
Introduced: September 3, 1997
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Became law
Sep 19, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.
Sep 16, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Sep 3, 1997
Referred to House Education and the Workforce
Sep 3, 1997
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
Sep 3, 1997
Referred to House Judiciary
Sep 3, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1642-1643)
Sep 3, 1997
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to authorize the use of local crime prevention block grants for voluntary, comprehensive, and culturally-appropriate home visitor systems that provide parenting education that focuses on parenting skills, child development and health, and support services for new parents to prevent or decrease the risk of child abuse.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.