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H.R. 3838 111th Congress House

Promoting Alternatives to Truancy and Incarceration by Encouraging New and Comprehensive Efforts (PATIENCE) Act of 2009

Official title: To amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to provide incentive grants to promote alternatives to incarcerating delinquent juveniles.

Introduced: October 15, 2009 Introduced by: Christopher Murphy Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Child healthChild safety and welfareCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentHealth programs administration and funding
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Juvenile crime and gang violenceLaw enforcement administration and fundingMental health
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Nov 16, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Oct 15, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Oct 15, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 16, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Promoting Alternatives to Truancy and Incarceration by Encouraging New and Comprehensive Efforts (PATIENCE) Act of 2009 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to require the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to set aside at least 5% of funding under such Act for incentive grants to states. Requires states receiving such grants to: (1) support evidence-based or promising programs that address the mental health treatment needs of juveniles; (2) support reforms that protect juveniles while incarcerated; and (3) demonstrate improvement in public safety and rehabilitation of delinquent and at-risk youth.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 9
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 9, 2010
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 26, 2010
Sestak, Joe
· Jan 19, 2010
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jan 19, 2010
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Dec 9, 2009
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Dec 8, 2009
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 18, 2009
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Nov 2, 2009
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Oct 26, 2009
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Oct 26, 2009
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Oct 22, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3838: Promoting Alternatives to Truancy and Incarceration by Encouraging New and Comprehensive Efforts (PATIENCE) Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3838/
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"H.R. 3838: Promoting Alternatives to Truancy and Incarceration by Encouraging New and Comprehensive Efforts (PATIENCE) Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3838/.
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H.R. 3838, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3838/.
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