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City Youth Violence Recovery Act

Introduced: February 6, 2007 Introduced by: Larson, John B. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 18, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Feb 7, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 6, 2007
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
Feb 6, 2007
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

City Youth Violence Recovery Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to partnerships between a state mental health authority and one or more local public or private entities to prevent or alleviate the effects of youth violence in urban communities with a high or increasing incidence of such violence by providing violence-prevention education, mentoring, counseling, and mental health services to children and adolescents.

Gives priority to grant applicants that agree to use the grant in communities that lack the resources to address youth violence. Requires grant applicants to agree to use no more than 15% of a grant for violence-prevention education.

What's happening now May 18, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 16