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Kenneth P. Thompson Civic Justice Corps Act of 2020

Introduced: October 9, 2020 Introduced by: Velázquez, Nydia M. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Oct 9, 2020
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Kenneth P. Thompson Civic Justice Corps Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Justice to award grants to one or more national intermediaries (i.e., nonprofit organizations with experience in programs that deliver education and work experience to certain disadvantaged youth) to develop, implement, and collect data from Civic Justice Corps programs administered by at least ten local subgrantees in specified geographic regions. Such programs shall intentionally recruit and primarily enroll as participants court-involved, previously incarcerated, and otherwise disadvantaged youth and young adults between the ages of 16 and 25, and provide such participants with educational programming and support designed to lead to a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent.

What's happening now October 9, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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All 2 Democratic 2
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Oct 30, 2020
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Meng, Grace
New York · Oct 9, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8577: Kenneth P. Thompson Civic Justice Corps Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8577/
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"H.R. 8577: Kenneth P. Thompson Civic Justice Corps Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8577/.
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