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S. 4398 117th Congress Senate

Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Juvenile Justice System Act of 2022

Official title: A bill to allow Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Program assistance be used to reduce racial and ethnic disparities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 14, 2022 Introduced by: Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Jun 14, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 14, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 14, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Juvenile Justice System Act of 2022

This bill modifies provisions under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Program in order to more specifically address racial and ethnic disparities with respect to arrests, secure detentions, and other decision points.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 9579 Identical bill Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Juvenile Justice System Act of 2022
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 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Independent 1
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jun 14, 2022
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 14, 2022
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 14, 2022
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Jun 14, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4398: Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Juvenile Justice System Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4398/
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"S. 4398: Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Juvenile Justice System Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4398/.
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S. 4398, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4398/.
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