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HR 5016 117th Congress House Education

Shift Back to Society Act of 2021

Introduced: August 13, 2021 Introduced by: Hill, J. French Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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Shift Back to Society Act of 2021

This bill directs the Department of Education to establish a pilot program that awards matching grants to historically Black colleges and universities to provide educational programs for eligible offenders to facilitate reentry 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 August 13, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 9 Republican 2
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Sep 13, 2022
Phillips, Dean
· Mar 28, 2022
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Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 17, 2022
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Crow, Jason
Colorado · Dec 7, 2021
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Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Dec 2, 2021
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Nov 9, 2021
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Oct 22, 2021
Trone, David
· Oct 15, 2021
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Aug 31, 2021
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Aug 31, 2021
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Aug 13, 2021
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Aug 13, 2021
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Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Aug 13, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5016: Shift Back to Society Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5016/
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"H.R. 5016: Shift Back to Society Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5016/.
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H.R. 5016, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5016/.
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