HR 4421 99th Congress House Social Welfare Administration of criminal justice Antipoverty program Authorization Baseball Block grants Child abuse Child development Child labor Child molesting Children and youth Community centers Cost of living Crime prevention Criminal justice information systems Day care Economics and Public Finance Education Education of Indians Educational facilities

Children's Justice Act

Introduced: March 17, 1986 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 44 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Sep 30, 1986

Became Public Law No: 99-425.

Sep 30, 1986

Signed by President.

Sep 19, 1986

Presented to President.

Sep 19, 1986

Measure Signed in Senate.

Sep 18, 1986

Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.

Sep 18, 1986

Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.

Sep 17, 1986

Conference papers, message on House action held at the desk.

Sep 16, 1986

House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 375 - 27 (Record Vote No: 384).

Sep 16, 1986

Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 375 - 27 (Record Vote No: 384).

Sep 16, 1986

Rule Passed House.

Sep 12, 1986

Conference Report 99-815 Filed in House.

Sep 12, 1986

Conference report filed: Conference Report 99-815 Filed in House.

Sep 10, 1986

Conference papers, Senate report and managers' statement held at the desk.

Sep 10, 1986

Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.543 Reported to House.

Sep 9, 1986

Committee on Rules Granted a Rule Waiving Certain Points of Order Against the Conference Report.

Aug 13, 1986

Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Aug 13, 1986

Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Jul 24, 1986

House Agreed to Request for Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Biaggi, Williams, Hayes, Martinez, Bartlett, Rodino, Edwards (CA), Conyers, Fish, Sensenbrenner, Waxman, Scheuer, Lent, Madigan.

Jul 24, 1986

House Agreed to Request for Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Hawkins, Kildee, Murphy, Owens, Perkins, Bruce, Eckart (OH), Jeffords, Goodling, Coleman (MO), Petri, Tauke, Dingell, Markey, Sharp, Moorhead, Dannemeyer.

Jul 24, 1986

House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

Jul 24, 1986

Resolving differences -- House actions: House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

Jul 14, 1986

Senate insists on its amendments, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Hatch; Hawkins; Quayle; Stafford; Kennedy; Dodd; Kerry.

Jul 14, 1986

Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.

Jul 14, 1986

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.

Jul 14, 1986

Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S. 2444 amended.

Jul 14, 1986

Considered by Senate.

Jul 14, 1986

Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Apr 30, 1986

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

Apr 29, 1986

Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 377 - 33 (Record Vote No: 104).

Apr 29, 1986

Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 377 - 33 (Record Vote No: 104).

Apr 29, 1986

Committee Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute Considered as an Original Bill for the Purpose of Amendment.

Apr 29, 1986

Called up by House by Rule.

Apr 29, 1986

Rule Passed House.

Apr 22, 1986

Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.428 Reported to House.

Apr 22, 1986

Rule Granted Providing an Open Rule with 1 Hour of Debate.

Apr 17, 1986

Placed on Union Calendar No: 315.

Apr 17, 1986

Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Education and Labor. Report No: 99-545.

Apr 10, 1986

Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

Apr 10, 1986

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Mar 20, 1986

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).

Mar 20, 1986

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Mar 19, 1986

Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources.

Mar 17, 1986

Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

Mar 17, 1986

Introduced in House

Amendments to this bill 3

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
HAMDT 802	—	An amendment to reduce the fiscal year 1987 authorization for the Community Services Block Grant program by $…	Pending	Apr 29, 1986
HAMDT 801	—	An amendment to make a technical correction.	Pending	Apr 29, 1986
HAMDT 800	—	An amendment to strike the authorizations for the Follow Through program and to repeal the Follow Through Act.	Pending	Apr 29, 1986

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Community Services Programs Amendments of 1986 - Amends the Head Start Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1987 through 1990 to carry out the Head Start program.

Amends the Follow Through Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1987 through 1990 to carry out the Follow Through program.

Amends the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1981 to: (1) rename specified provisions as the "Dependent Care Programs Act"; and (2) authorize appropriations for FY 1987 through 1990 to make allotments to States for such dependent care programs.

Amends the Community Services Block Grant Act (the Act) to authorize appropriations for FY 1987 through 1990 for grants to States to ameliorate poverty. Requires compliance evaluations to include identification of the impact the use of such funds has on children, homeless families, and the elderly poor.

Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for use of community services block grants under the Act for specified programs of the Community Economic Development Act of 1981.

Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1990 for community food and nutrition programs under the Act.

What's happening now September 30, 1986

Became Public Law No: 99-425.

Related & companion bills 3

Bill text 1 version

Public Law PDF

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 3

Civil Rights and Human Services Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Education and Workforce Committee
Education and Workforce Committee
House of Representatives
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 2

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