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HR 2865 116th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Correctional facilities and imprisonment Crime prevention Criminal justice information and records Law enforcement administration and funding

Reverse Mass Incarceration Act of 2019

Introduced: May 21, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
May 21, 2019
Introduced in House
May 21, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reverse Mass Incarceration Act of 2019

This bill authorizes a grant program for states to implement evidence-based programs designed to reduce crime rates and incarcerations.

What's happening now June 26, 2019

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

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 697 Related bill Next Step Act of 2019
  • HR 1893 Related bill Next Step Act of 2019
  • S 1557 Identical bill Reverse Mass Incarceration Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 10
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Sep 24, 2019
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jul 25, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 20, 2019
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · May 24, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 21, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · May 21, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 21, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 21, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 21, 2019
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · May 21, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2865: Reverse Mass Incarceration Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2865/
MLA
"H.R. 2865: Reverse Mass Incarceration Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2865/.
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H.R. 2865, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2865/.
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