Re-Entry Enhancement Act

Summary

Reentry Enhancement Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize, rewrite, and expand provisions regarding adult and juvenile offender reentry demonstration projects, including by authorizing funds to: (1) provide structured post-release housing and transitional housing; (2) facilitate collaboration to promote the employment of people released from prison; and (3) establish or expand the use of reentry courts. Sets forth grant priorities and requirements, including that each State or local government recipient establish a Reentry Task Force or other relevant convening authority. Authorizes the Attorney General to make a grant to provide for the establishment of a National Adult and Juvenile Offender Reentry Resource Center. Establishes in the executive branch an interagency task force on Federal programs related to the reentry of former prisoners into the community, to be chaired by the Attorney General. Authorizes the National Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics to conduct research on offender reentry. Declares that the right of a U.S. citizen to vote in any election for Federal office shall not be denied or abridged because that individual has been convicted of a crime unless such individual is serving a felony sentence at the time of the election. Sets forth enforcement provisions. Requires the Bureau of Prisons to ensure that a prisoner serving a term of imprisonment spends a reasonable part of the final portion of that term preparing for reentry into the community.

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Timeline

1. 14 September 2004

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 14 September 2004

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 14 September 2004

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1618)

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 14 September 2004

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 14 September 2004

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

6. 17 September 2004

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.

   Source: Committee

7. 20 September 2004

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

   Source: Committee

8. 7 October 2004

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.

   Source: Committee

9. 5 November 2004

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 14 September 2004 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 14 September 2004

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 14 September 2004

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Sponsors

• JOHN CONYERS · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19] · D · Sponsor
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