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HR 1303 111th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Crime prevention Firearms and explosives Juvenile crime and gang violence Law enforcement administration and funding State and local government operations Violent crime

CAN DO Act of 2009

Introduced: March 4, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 16, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Mar 4, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 4, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E550)
Mar 4, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Communities in Action Neighborhood Defense and Opportunity Act of 2009 or the CAN DO Act of 2009 - Directs the Attorney General, through the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice (DOJ), to establish a five-year program of grants to six communities to establish and maintain pilot programs for Communities in Action Neighborhood Defense and Opportunity Centers (CAN DO Centers) to establish, administer, and coordinate: (1) the CAN DO Safer Streets Strategy Group Program and Guns off Our Streets Program; (2) the CAN DO Operation Community Patrol Program; (3) the CAN DO Street Monitoring Program; and (4) the CAN DO Services Providers Network.

What's happening now March 16, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Carson, André
Indiana · Oct 7, 2009
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Oct 6, 2009
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 2, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1303: CAN DO Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1303/
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"H.R. 1303: CAN DO Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1303/.
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