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HR 3235 106th Congress House

National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act of 2000

Official title: To improve academic and social outcomes for youth and reduce both juvenile crime and the risk that youth will become victims of crime by providing productive a… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To improve academic and social outcomes for youth and reduce both juvenile crime and the risk that youth will become victims of crime by providing productive activities conducted by law enforcement personnel during non-school hours.

Introduced: May 3, 2000 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 22 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 27, 2000
Became Public Law No: 106-367.
Oct 27, 2000
Signed by President.
Oct 19, 2000
Presented to President.
Oct 13, 2000
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Oct 13, 2000
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10545-10546)
Oct 13, 2000
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10545-10546)
Oct 3, 2000
Received in the Senate.
Oct 2, 2000
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 2, 2000
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8580-8581)
Oct 2, 2000
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8580-8581)
Oct 2, 2000
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3235.
Oct 2, 2000
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8580-8583)
Oct 2, 2000
Mr. Canady moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 18, 2000
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 515.
Sep 18, 2000
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 106-859.
Jul 25, 2000
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 25, 2000
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 20, 2000
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 20, 2000
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 12, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Nov 5, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 5, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 27, 2000

Became Public Law No: 106-367.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act of 2000 - Directs the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice, for each of FY 2000 through 2004, to award a grant to the Police Athletic League (PAL) for the purposes of establishing PAL chapters to serve public housing projects and other distressed areas and expanding existing chapters to serve additional youths.

Requires PAL, in order to be eligible to receive a grant, to submit to the Assistant Attorney General an application which shall include: (1) a long-term strategy to establish 250 additional chapters and a detailed summary of those areas in which new chapters will be established, or in which existing chapters will be expanded to serve additional youths, during the next fiscal year; (2) a plan to ensure that there are a total of not less than 570 chapters in operation before January 1, 2004; (3) a certification that there will be appropriate coordination with those communities where new chapters will be located; and (4) an explanation of the manner in which new chapters will operate without additional, direct Federal financial assistance once assistance under this Act is discontinued. Directs the Assistant Attorney General to review, and take action on, an application within 120 days after the date of submission.

(Sec. 6) Directs that amounts made available under a grant awarded under this Act be used by the PAL to provide funding for the establishment of PAL chapters serving public housing projects and other distressed areas, or the expansion of existing PAL chapters. Requires that each new or expanded PAL chapter assisted carry out not less than four programs during non-school hours, of which: (1) not less than two programs shall provide mentoring assistance, academic assistance, recreational and athletic activities, or technology training; and (2) any remaining programs shall provide drug, alcohol, and gang prevention activities; health and nutrition counseling; cultural and social programs; conflict resolution training, anger management, and peer pressure training; job skill preparation activities; or Youth Police Athletic League Conferences or Youth Forums.

(Sec. 7) Sets forth reporting requirements.

(Sec. 8) Authorizes appropriations. Sets aside specified percentages of grant sums for research and evaluation, technical assistance, and management and administration.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 7
D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 24, 2000
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jul 19, 2000
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jun 6, 2000
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · May 10, 2000
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 3, 2000
DOOLEY, CAL
· Feb 29, 2000
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 29, 2000
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Feb 29, 2000
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Feb 15, 2000
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Nov 5, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3235: National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act of 2000. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-3235/
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