HR 5637
110th Congress
House
Education
Church and social problems
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Counseling
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime prevention
Economics and Public Finance
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
Families
Federal aid to education
Federal aid to law enforcement
Mentoring
Nonprofit organizations
Nonviolence
Religion
Secondary education
Social Welfare
Youth violence
Securing American Families by Educating and Training Youth (SAFETY) Through Nonviolence Act of 2008
Introduced: March 13, 2008
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 13, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Mar 13, 2008
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Securing American Families by Educating and Training Youth (SAFETY) Through Nonviolence Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to state or local governments, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and faith-based entities to prevent or alleviate the effects of community violence by educating, mentoring, and counseling youth regarding the principles and application of nonviolence in conflict resolution.
Gives grant priority to applicants that agree to use the funds in communities experiencing an increase in violence, but lacking the resources to address violence prevention.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Committees of jurisdiction
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