Shift Back to Society Act of 2019

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 116th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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13 cosponsors · 6 D, 7 R

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

This bill directs the Department of Justice to establish a pilot program that awards matching grants to historically black colleges and universities to provide educational programs for eligible offenders to facilitate re-entry into the community.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 9, 2019

Shift Back to Society Act of 2019

An eligible offender is a convicted criminal offender who has been released from incarceration for not longer than one year or who is scheduled to be released from incarceration within one year.

The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on the results of the pilot program.

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

About this bill and sources

Official title: Shift Back to Society Act of 2019

Latest action (Oct 28, 2019): Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Policy area: Education · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 9, 2019

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

No recorded floor vote found.