Supporting Youth Opportunity and Preventing Delinquency Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5963
Sponsor: Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26]
Introduced: 2016-09-08 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Crime prevention
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of the Interior
Detention of persons
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Federal officials
Government studies and investigations
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Law enforcement administration and funding
Mental health
Performance measurement
Racial and ethnic relations

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-08
text: 

Supporting Youth Opportunity and Preventing Delinquency Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (JJDPA) to modify and reauthorize juvenile justice programs and activities.
 
Specifically, it:
 
 
 revises and reauthorizes through FY2022 programs and activities under title II of the JJDPA, including the State Formula Grant Program and the activities of the Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP); 
 
revises and expands the purpose areas of the JJDPA;
 
expands membership on the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to include the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Secretary of the Interior;
 
expands requirements for the OJJDP's annual report on juveniles in custody;
 
modifies the required components of a state's juvenile justice and prevention plan;
 
modifies the four core requirements with which a state must comply to receive a full allocation of funds under the State Formula Grant Program; and
 
repeals the Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Block Grant program.
 
 

 
The bill revises, restructures, and reauthorizes through FY2022 programs under title V of the JJDPA, including the Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Program.
 
The Government Accountability Office must evaluate the OJJDP's performance and audit selected grant recipients.
 
The bill subjects juvenile justice grants to accountability provisions.

action_date: 2016-09-22
text: 

Supporting Youth Opportunity and Preventing Delinquency Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (JJDPA) to modify and reauthorize juvenile justice programs and activities. 
 
Specifically, it: 
 
 
 revises and reauthorizes through FY2022 programs and activities under title II of the JJDPA, including the State Formula Grant Program and the activities of the Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP); 
 
revises and expands the purpose areas of the JJDPA; 
 
expands membership on the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to include the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Secretary of the Interior; 
 
expands requirements for the OJJDP's annual report on juveniles in custody; 
 
modifies the required components of a state's juvenile justice and prevention plan; 
 
modifies the four core requirements with which a state must comply to receive a full allocation of funds under the State Formula Grant Program; and 
 
repeals the Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Block Grant program. 
 
 

 
The bill revises, restructures, and reauthorizes through FY2022 programs under title V of the JJDPA, including the Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Program. 
 
The Government Accountability Office must evaluate the OJJDP's performance and audit selected grant recipients.
 
The bill subjects juvenile justice grants to accountability provisions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-27
text: Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 649.
action_date: 2016-09-26
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 382 - 29 (Roll no. 552). (text: CR 09/20/2016 H5650-5659)
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 382 - 29 (Roll no. 552).(text: CR 09/20/2016 H5650-5659)
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5840-5841)
action_date: 2016-09-20
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2016-09-20
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5963.
action_date: 2016-09-20
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5650-5662)
action_date: 2016-09-20
text: Mr. Curbelo (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2016-09-20
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 596.
action_date: 2016-09-20
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 114-763.
action_date: 2016-09-20
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 114-763.
action_date: 2016-09-14
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2016-09-14
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2016-09-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2016-09-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-08
text: Introduced in House