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H.R. 2464 112th Congress House

Families Beyond Bars Act of 2011

Official title: To authorize a program to provide grants to nonprofit organizations that carry out child-parent visitation programs for children with incarcerated parents.

Introduced: July 8, 2011 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Correctional facilities and imprisonmentFamily relationshipsLaw enforcement administration and funding
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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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
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 Latest action September 8, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 6
D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jun 20, 2012
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Feb 8, 2012
TOWNS, EDOLPHUS
· Jan 24, 2012
PASTOR, ED
· Dec 16, 2011
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Nov 30, 2011
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 8, 2011
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jul 8, 2011
JACKSON, JESSE
· Jul 8, 2011
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 8, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2464: Families Beyond Bars Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2464/
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"H.R. 2464: Families Beyond Bars Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2464/.
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H.R. 2464, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2464/.
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