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Citizens' Right to Know Act of 2016

Introduced: September 13, 2016 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 26, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Sep 13, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 13, 2016
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Citizens' Right to Know Act of 2016

This bill requires a state or local government that receives funds under a Department of Justice (DOJ) grant program and uses such funds for a pretrial services program to annually report certain information about participating defendants.

DOJ must publish the information.

Additionally, DOJ must reduce the grant allocation of a state or local government that fails to comply.

What's happening now September 26, 2016

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

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