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S 2772 111th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Correctional facilities and imprisonment Law enforcement administration and funding Performance measurement State and local finance

Criminal Justice Reinvestment Act of 2010

Introduced: November 16, 2009 Introduced by: Whitehouse, Sheldon Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 22, 2010
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 328.
Mar 22, 2010
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Mar 11, 2010
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Nov 16, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 16, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11384)
Nov 16, 2009
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Criminal Justice Reinvestment Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to states, local and territorial governments, or Indian tribes to: (1) analyze and improve the cost-effectiveness of spending on prisons, jails, and community corrections; and (2) implement policies, programs, or practices to help control growth in spending on corrections and increase public safety.

Requires the Inspector General of the Department of Justice (DOJ), beginning in FY2012, to conduct annual audits of not less than 10% of all grantees receiving funds under this Act to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse. Denies continued funding to a grant recipient who has an unresolved audit.

Requires the Attorney General to: (1) report to the Judiciary Committees of Congress on November 1 of each year concerning the development and implementation of grants and strategies developed under this Act; (2) establish an information clearinghouse for data collected and best practices developed by grant recipients; and (3) ensure equitable distribution of grants among geographical regions and between urban and rural populations, including Indian tribes.

Authorizes appropriations for FY2011-FY2015. Limits expenditures for salaries and DOJ administrative expenses to 5% of funds authorized.

What's happening now March 22, 2010

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 328.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1