summary
Introduced
10/23/2019
10/23/2019
In Committee
11/15/2019
11/15/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
To build safer, thriving communities, and save lives by investing in effective violence reduction initiatives. This bill authorizes new grant programs to support violence intervention initiatives. Specifically, the Bureau of Justice Assistance must award grants for coordinated violence reduction initiatives in units of local government that are disproportionately impacted by gun and group-related violence. Additionally, the National Institutes of Health must award grants for hospital-based violence intervention programs that reduce the risk of violent injury and retaliation among high-risk patients.
AI Summary
This bill aims to build safer communities and save lives by investing in effective violence reduction initiatives. It authorizes new grant programs to support coordinated violence reduction initiatives in local government units disproportionately impacted by gun and group-related violence. The bill also provides grants for hospital-based violence intervention programs that reduce the risk of violent injury and retaliation among high-risk patients. The bill acknowledges the disproportionate impact of gun violence on communities of color and the effectiveness of evidence-based strategies like hospital-based violence intervention and group violence intervention in reducing violence without contributing to mass incarceration.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services, Justice, Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (31)
Steven Horsford (D)*,
Joyce Beatty (D),
Don Beyer (D),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),
Suzanne Bonamici (D),
Julia Brownley (D),
Salud Carbajal (D),
Ed Case (D),
David Cicilline (D),
Jim Cooper (D),
Angie Craig (D),
Sharice Davids (D),
Suzan DelBene (D),
Theodore Deutch (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Alcee Hastings (D),
Robin Kelly (D),
Ann Kirkpatrick (D),
Ted Lieu (D),
Stephen Lynch (D),
Grace Napolitano (D),
Joe Neguse (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Donald Payne (D),
Dean Phillips (D),
Jamie Raskin (D),
Cedric Richmond (D),
Terri Sewell (D),
Mikie Sherrill (D),
Tom Suozzi (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (on 11/15/2019)
Official Document
bill text
bill summary
Loading...
bill summary
Loading...
bill summary
| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4836/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4836/BILLS-116hr4836ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4836/BILLS-116hr4836ih.pdf.pdf |
Loading...