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Union Calendar No. 415
116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5053
[Report No. 116–515]
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 12, 2019
Ms. Scanlon (for herself, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. Katko, and Mr. Jeffries) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
September 18, 2020
Additional sponsors: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Trone, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Dean, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Cárdenas, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Norton, Ms. Bass, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Mucarsel-Powell, and Ms. Garcia of Texas
September 18, 2020
Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
A BILL
To exempt juveniles from the requirements for suits by prisoners, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Justice for Juveniles Act
.
Exemption of juveniles from the requirements for suits by prisoners
Section 7 of the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (42 U.S.C. 1997e) is amended—
in subsection (h), by striking sentenced for, or adjudicated delinquent for,
and inserting or sentenced for
; and
by adding at the end the following:
Exemption of juvenile prisoners
This section shall not apply to an action pending on the date of enactment of the Justice for Juveniles Act or filed on or after such date if such action is—
brought by a prisoner who has not attained 22 years of age; or
brought by any prisoner with respect to a prison condition that occurred before the prisoner attained 22 years of age.
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September 18, 2020
Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed