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
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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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Committees of jurisdiction
2