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H.R. 5654 110th Congress House

Families Beyond Bars Act of 2008

Official title: To authorize a program to provide grants to youth-serving organizations that carry out child-parent visitation programs for children with incarcerated parents.

Introduced: March 14, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Mar 14, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Mar 14, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 14, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Families Beyond Bars Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to qualified organizations to carry out child-parent visitation programs that foster and develop familial ties between eligible children and their incarcerated parents.

Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on child-parent visitation programs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 8
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 14, 2008
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Mar 14, 2008
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 14, 2008
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 14, 2008
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 14, 2008
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 14, 2008
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Mar 14, 2008
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 14, 2008
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Mar 14, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5654: Families Beyond Bars Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5654/
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"H.R. 5654: Families Beyond Bars Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5654/.
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