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SERVE Our Communities Act

Introduced: January 3, 2025 Introduced by: Tenney, Claudia Republican · New York See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced in House
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Stop Enabling Repeat Violence and Endangering Our Communities Act or the SERVE Our Communities Act

This bill authorizes the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to states and local governments for mentoring, transitional services, and training to help offenders successfully reintegrate back into the community after incarceration. To be eligible for a grant, a state or local government must take steps to prevent repeat offenses by violent offenders and allow a state court or magistrate to consider the danger an individual poses to the community when determining bail or pretrial release conditions.

What's happening now January 3, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Lobbying activity 5

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 Cosponsors 6
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Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Apr 7, 2025
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Garbarino, Andrew R.
New York · Jan 3, 2025
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LaLota, Nick
New York · Jan 3, 2025
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Langworthy, Nicholas A.
New York · Jan 3, 2025
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Lawler, Michael
New York · Jan 3, 2025
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Malliotakis, Nicole
New York · Jan 3, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 198: SERVE Our Communities Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-198/
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"H.R. 198: SERVE Our Communities Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-198/.
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H.R. 198, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-198/.
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[H.R. 198: SERVE Our Communities Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-198/)
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