Families Beyond Bars Act of 2008

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 110th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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24 cosponsors · 24 D

21 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Families Beyond Bars Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to qualified organizations to carry out child-parent visitation programs that foster and develop familial ties between eligible children and their incarcerated parents.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 14, 2008

Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on child-parent visitation programs.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Families Beyond Bars Act of 2008

Latest action (Mar 14, 2008): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 14, 2008

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.