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H.R. 1318 113th Congress House

Youth PROMISE Act

Official title: To provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention to help bui… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention to help build individual, family, and community strength and resiliency to ensure that youth lead productive, safe, healthy, gang-free, and law-abiding lives.

Introduced: March 21, 2013 Introduced by: Robert C. "Bobby" Scott Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Advisory bodiesChild care and developmentChild healthChild safety and welfare
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Crime preventionCriminal justice information and recordsDrug, alcohol, tobacco useEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationEmployment and training programsGovernment information and archivesHigher educationHomelessness and emergency shelterJuvenile crime and gang violenceLaw enforcement administration and fundingMental healthPerformance measurementPreschool educationPublic-private cooperationResearch administration and fundingTeenage pregnancyYouth employment and child labor
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Apr 23, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Mar 21, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 21, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E353-355)
Mar 21, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 23, 2013

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support, and Education Act or the Youth Promise Act - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to establish a PROMISE Advisory Panel to assist the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in: (1) assessing and developing standards and evidence-based practices to prevent juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity, and (2) collecting data in designated geographic areas to assess the needs and existing resources for juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention.

Authorizes the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to award grants to local governments and Indian tribes to: (1) plan and assess evidence-based and promising practices for juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention, especially for at-risk youth; and (2) implement PROMISE plans, developed by local PROMISE Coordinating Councils (PCCs), for coordinating and supporting the delivery of juvenile delinquency and gang prevention and intervention programs in local communities.

Establishes a National Research Center for Proven Juvenile Justice Practices to provide PCCs and the public with research and other information about evidence-based practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang prevention or intervention.

Directs the Administrator to award grants to institutions of higher education to serve as regional research partners with PCCs that are located in the same geographic region as the educational institution.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 131
All 131 Democratic 51
D
Takano, Mark
California · Dec 9, 2014
Yoho, Ted
· Nov 12, 2014
PRICE, DAVID
· Sep 18, 2014
SENSENBRENNER, F.
· Sep 16, 2014
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Sep 11, 2014
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Sep 9, 2014
NOLAN, RICHARD
· Aug 1, 2014
WHITFIELD, EDWARD
· Jul 31, 2014
YOUNG, DON
· Jul 31, 2014
TIERNEY, JOHN
· Jul 30, 2014
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 23, 2014
Pierluisi, Pedro
· Jul 22, 2014
BARTON, JOE
· Jul 16, 2014
Bishop, Timothy
· Jul 8, 2014
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Jul 8, 2014
MCDERMOTT, JIM
· Jul 8, 2014
Michaud, Michael
· Jul 8, 2014
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 23, 2014
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Apr 30, 2014
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Apr 10, 2014
Cicilline, David
· Apr 8, 2014
SANCHEZ, LORETTA
· Apr 4, 2014
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Apr 2, 2014
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Mar 26, 2014
Schrader, Kurt
· Mar 26, 2014
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Mar 24, 2014
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Mar 24, 2014
DOYLE, MIKE
· Mar 13, 2014
PETRI, TOM
· Mar 13, 2014
STOCKMAN, STEVE
· Mar 13, 2014
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Mar 4, 2014
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 28, 2014
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jan 7, 2014
Negrete McLeod, Gloria
· Dec 16, 2013
SERRANO, JOSE
· Dec 12, 2013
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Dec 4, 2013
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Dec 3, 2013
BACHUS, SPENCER
· Nov 21, 2013
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Nov 20, 2013
TERRY, LEE
· Nov 13, 2013
KING, PETER
· Oct 23, 2013
Murphy, Patrick
· Oct 22, 2013
Cartwright, Matt
· Oct 16, 2013
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Oct 16, 2013
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE
· Oct 16, 2013
Blumenauer, Earl
· Oct 11, 2013
HOLT, RUSH
· Oct 10, 2013
Pascrell, Bill
· Oct 10, 2013
LEVIN, SANDER
· Oct 7, 2013
RYAN, TIM
· Oct 2, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1318: Youth PROMISE Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1318/
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