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H.R. 5178 (110th)

Youth Reentry Improvement Act of 2008

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Introduced

29 January 2008

Last action

17 April 2008 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

Sponsors

Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38], Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

6 December 2025

Healthcare

Summary

Youth Reentry Improvement Act of 2008 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to require: (1) information on the number of juveniles released from prison and their living arrangements upon release in the annual report of the Administrator of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Office; (2) states seeking juvenile justice grants to adopt procedures to assure the availability of post-release programs and services for juvenile offenders; and (3) research and evaluation on outcomes for juvenile offenders who have been released from custody and reintegrated into communities. Directs the Attorney General to: (1) award grants to states to establish programs to identify juveniles likely to be released before attaining age 25 and to help such juveniles attain self-sufficiency; (2) develop outcome measures to assess the performance of states in operating juvenile offender reentry programs and track services provided to such offenders; and (3) conduct evaluations of state juvenile offender reentry programs. Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to continue health care benefits for juvenile offenders after release from incarceration.

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Timeline

  1. 29 January 2008

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  2. 29 January 2008

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Energy and Commerce, 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. 29 January 2008

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 29 January 2008

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 29 January 2008

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Energy and Commerce, 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

  6. 4 February 2008

    Referred

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

    Source: Committee

  7. 17 April 2008

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

    Source: Committee

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