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H.R. 2300 116th Congress House

Eliminating Debtor’s Prison for Kids Act of 2019

Official title: To establish a grant to provide mental health services and behavioral health services to at-risk youth, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 12, 2019 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Adoption and foster careChild healthCongressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonment
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Criminal justice information and recordsCriminal procedure and sentencingDetention of personsDrug, alcohol, tobacco useElementary and secondary educationHomelessness and emergency shelterJudicial procedure and administrationJuvenile crime and gang violenceLaw enforcement administration and fundingLegal fees and court costsMental healthState and local financeState and local government operations
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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May 20, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Apr 12, 2019
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
Apr 12, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 20, 2019

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Eliminating Debtor's Prison for Kids Act of 2019

This bill directs the Department of Justice to make grants for states to provide mental and behavioral health services to at-risk youth in any school, secure detention facility, or secure correctional facility in the state.

A state that receives a grant must report, for inclusion in a national report, certain information about fines and fees imposed on adults and juveniles in the criminal justice system.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 19
D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Dec 9, 2019
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Sep 24, 2019
Wexton, Jennifer
· Jul 10, 2019
Kennedy, Joseph
· May 17, 2019
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · May 7, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 7, 2019
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · May 7, 2019
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · May 7, 2019
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · May 1, 2019
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Apr 25, 2019
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Apr 25, 2019
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Apr 15, 2019
Richmond, Cedric
· Apr 15, 2019
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Apr 12, 2019
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 12, 2019
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Apr 12, 2019
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Apr 12, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 12, 2019
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Apr 12, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 12, 2019
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Apr 12, 2019
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Apr 12, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2300: Eliminating Debtor’s Prison for Kids Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2300/
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"H.R. 2300: Eliminating Debtor’s Prison for Kids Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2300/.
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H.R. 2300, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2300/.
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