HR 2464
112th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Family relationships
Law enforcement administration and funding
Families Beyond Bars Act of 2011
Introduced: July 8, 2011
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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 8, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Jul 8, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jul 8, 2011
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Families Beyond Bars Act of 2011 - 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 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Committees of jurisdiction
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