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HR 5747 111th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Correctional facilities and imprisonment Family relationships Law enforcement administration and funding

Families Beyond Bars Act of 2010

Introduced: July 15, 2010 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 13, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Jul 15, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jul 15, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Families Beyond Bars Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to qualified organizations to carry out, directly or through subgrants to other entities, child-parent visitation programs that foster and develop familial ties between eligible children and their incarcerated parents.

What's happening now October 13, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 19, 2010
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 19, 2010
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 15, 2010
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 15, 2010
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jul 15, 2010
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 15, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5747: Families Beyond Bars Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5747/
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"H.R. 5747: Families Beyond Bars Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5747/.
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H.R. 5747, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5747/.
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