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Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2019

Introduced: January 11, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Feb 11, 2019
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 7, 2019
Ms. Jackson Lee asked unanimous consent that the Clerk be directed to make a change in the engrossment of H.R. 494 to strike section 1 and insert a new short title. Agreed to without objection.
Feb 7, 2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Feb 7, 2019
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1403)
Feb 7, 2019
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1403)
Feb 7, 2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 494.
Feb 7, 2019
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1403-1406)
Feb 7, 2019
Ms. Jackson Lee moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jan 11, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 11, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2019

(Sec. 2) This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2024 the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG) Program.

It subjects JABG grants to accountability measures. The Office of Inspector General in the Department of Justice (DOJ) must conduct annual audits of selected grant recipients. Additionally, DOJ must identify and report on duplicative grant awards.

(Sec. 3) The bill expresses the sense of Congress that the use of best practices is encouraged for activities carried out with JABG funds.

What's happening now February 11, 2019

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
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Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Feb 7, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 494: Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-494/
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"H.R. 494: Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization and Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-494/.
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H.R. 494, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-494/.
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