Justice for Juveniles Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5047 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5047 To exempt juveniles from the requirements for suits by prisoners, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 27, 2023 Ms. Scanlon (for herself and Mr. Armstrong) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To exempt juveniles from the requirements for suits by prisoners, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Justice for Juveniles Act''. SEC. 2. EXEMPTION OF JUVENILES FROM THE REQUIREMENTS FOR SUITS BY PRISONERS. Section 7 of the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (42 U.S.C. 1997e) is amended-- (1) in subsection (h), by striking ``sentenced for, or adjudicated delinquent for,'' and inserting ``or sentenced for''; and (2) by adding at the end the follo…