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HR 5644 114th Congress House

Shift Back to Society Act of 2016

Official title: To authorize the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, to establish a pilot program to make grants to historically Black colleges … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To authorize the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, to establish a pilot program to make grants to historically Black colleges and universities to provide educational programs to offenders who have recently been, or will soon be, released from incarceration, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 8, 2016 Introduced by: Hill, J. French Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
Education Correctional facilities and imprisonmentEducation programs fundingHigher educationLaw enforcement administration and fundingMinority education
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Sep 19, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Jul 15, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jul 6, 2016
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 6, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 19, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Shift Back to Society Act of 2016

This bill directs the Department of Justice to establish a pilot program that awards matching grants to historically black colleges and universities to provide educational programs for eligible offenders to facilitate re-entry into the community.

An eligible offender is a convicted criminal offender who has been released from incarceration for less than one year or who is scheduled to be released from incarceration within one year.

The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on the results of the pilot program.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Jul 8, 2016
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