HR 5053
116th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Administrative remedies
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Judicial procedure and administration
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Legal fees and court costs
Justice for Juveniles Act
Introduced: November 12, 2019
Introduced by:
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Democratic
· Pennsylvania
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 22, 2020
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 21, 2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 21, 2020
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4570)
Sep 21, 2020
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Sep 21, 2020
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5053.
Sep 21, 2020
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4570-4571)
Sep 21, 2020
Ms. Scanlon moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Sep 18, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 415.
Sep 18, 2020
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-515.
Sep 9, 2020
Ordered to be Reported.
Sep 9, 2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 8, 2020
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.
Dec 18, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Nov 12, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 12, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Justice for Juveniles Act
This bill exempts juvenile prisoners (i.e., inmates who are under 22 years of age) from various requirements of the inmate grievance procedure, including the requirement to exhaust administrative remedies before filing a federal lawsuit regarding the condition of their confinement.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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