HR 5984
111th Congress
House
Education
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Employment and training programs
Food industry and services
Vocational and technical education
CHEF Act
Introduced: July 30, 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
Sep 20, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jul 30, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 30, 2010
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Cooking Helps Elevate Futures Act or the CHEF Act - Directs the Attorney General to establish a pilot program providing federal inmates with training and certification in the culinary arts, and the customary job placement assistance after their release from custody.
Directs the Attorney General to select ten different federal correctional facilities in different regions of the continental United States to participate in the program.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Committees of jurisdiction
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