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H.R. 5654 (110th)

Families Beyond Bars Act of 2008

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Introduced

14 March 2008

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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14 August 2025

Summary

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

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