HR 4481 · 97th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Justice Assistance Act of 1982

Introduced 1981-09-15· Sponsored by Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2]· House

Bill Progress

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Latest: Senate insists on its amendments, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Thurmond; Specter; Mathias; East; Biden; Kennedy; Heflin.(1982-12-09)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 1982-02-10
Yea 289Nay 73
PassedHouse · 1982-02-10
Yea 289Nay 73

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Title I: Amendments to Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 - Justice Assistance Act of 1981 - Amends title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (Justice System Improvement) to eliminate the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration and the Office of Justice Assistance, Research and Statistics. Retains the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the National Institute of Justice. Establishes a new Office of Justice Assistance. Revises the formula grant program to make the following changes. Eliminates the authority for local governments to receive formula grants. Decreases from 23 to 15 the purposes for which formula grants may be made. Requires States to provide a 50 percent match to receive Federal funding, or 25 percent match for innovative programs addressing critical problems of crime. Requires grant recipients to assume program costs after a four-year period. Revises the application requirements for a State to receive formula grant assistance. Requires States to include assurances that not more than ten percent of assistance will be spent on innovative programs addressing critical crime problems or five percent of assistance on administrative cos…

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Cosponsors (20)

14 Democrats6 Republicans