HR 1924 · 115th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Community-Based Gang Intervention Act

Introduced 2017-04-05· Sponsored by Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
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Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.(2017-04-05)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Community-Based Gang Intervention Act This bill amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to authorize grants to nonprofit community-based organizations for community-based gang intervention. It adds a definition for the term "community-based gang intervention." Additionally, the bill modifies the qualifications of State Advisory Group members to include representatives of community-based gang intervention agencies and to specify that a representative of a nonprofit organization includes a person with a special focus on community-based gang intervention. Finally, the bill adds, as a purpose area under the Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs, providing community-based gang intervention and gang prevention activities to juveniles and their families.…

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Cosponsors (17)

17 Democrats