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Shift Back to Society Act of 2019

Introduced: November 14, 2019 Introduced by: Hill, J. French Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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Oct 28, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Sep 9, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
Sep 9, 2019
Introduced in House
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Shift Back to Society Act of 2019

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 not longer 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.

What's happening now October 28, 2019

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 5 Republican 4
Luria, Elaine
· Jun 24, 2020
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 15, 2020
 D
Harder, Josh
California · May 12, 2020
 R
Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · May 8, 2020
 R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · May 8, 2020
Wenstrup, Brad
· Nov 14, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 9, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 9, 2019
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Sep 9, 2019
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Sep 9, 2019
 R
Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Sep 9, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4252: Shift Back to Society Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4252/
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