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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 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps
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
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 21, 2020
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
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
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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.

What's happening now September 22, 2020

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

 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 11 Republican 1
Cicilline, David
· Sep 14, 2020
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Sep 14, 2020
Bass, Karen
· Sep 4, 2020
Lee, Barbara
· Sep 4, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 4, 2020
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jun 18, 2020
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Jun 18, 2020
Cárdenas, Tony
· Feb 12, 2020
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 3, 2020
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Feb 3, 2020
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Dec 12, 2019
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Nov 26, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Nov 26, 2019
Trone, David
· Nov 26, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 13, 2019
Armstrong, Kelly
· Nov 12, 2019
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Nov 12, 2019
Katko, John
· Nov 12, 2019
 R
Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · Nov 12, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5053: Justice for Juveniles Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5053/
MLA
"H.R. 5053: Justice for Juveniles Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5053/.
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H.R. 5053, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5053/.
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