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HR 4654 114th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal procedure and sentencing Drug therapy Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Law enforcement administration and funding

Keeping Communities Safe through Treatment Act of 2016

Introduced: March 1, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Apr 1, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Mar 1, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 1, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Keeping Communities Safe through Treatment Act of 2016

This bill directs the Department of Justice to establish a pilot program to provide grants to law enforcement agencies in designated high intensity drug trafficking areas for programs to divert low-level drug offenders to drug treatment programs.

What's happening now April 1, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Apr 12, 2016
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Apr 12, 2016
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Apr 12, 2016
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Mar 23, 2016
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 3, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4654: Keeping Communities Safe through Treatment Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4654/
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"H.R. 4654: Keeping Communities Safe through Treatment Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4654/.
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H.R. 4654, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4654/.
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