3.0.0 5644 2023-01-11T13:33:28Z 2023-01-11T13:33:28Z House HR 2016-07-06 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 108 (Wednesday, July 6, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HILL:H.R. 5644.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.[Page H4467]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee Referred to 2016-09-19T14:39:35Z Referred to 2016-07-06T14:01:35Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2016-07-15T20:45:06Z Referred to 2016-07-06T14:01:40Z 2016-09-19 hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Committee 2016-07-15 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2016-07-06 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2016-07-06 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2016-07-06 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2016-07-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-07-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001072 Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] J. Hill R AR French 2 N G000575 Rep. Graham, Gwen [D-FL-2] Gwen Graham D FL 2 2016-07-08 False W000821 Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] Bruce Westerman R AR 4 2016-07-08 False Education Correctional facilities and imprisonment Education programs funding Higher education Law enforcement administration and funding Minority education Education 00 2016-07-06 Introduced in House 2016-07-21T14:01:44Z Shift Back to Society Act of 2016

This bill directs the Department of Justice to establish a pilot program that awards matching grants to historically black colleges and universities to provide educational programs for eligible offenders to facilitate re-entry into the community.

An eligible offender is a convicted criminal offender who has been released from incarceration for less than one year or who is scheduled to be released from incarceration within one year.

The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on the results of the pilot program.

]]> Shift Back to Society Act of 2016 Display Title Shift Back to Society Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced To authorize the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, to establish a pilot program to make grants to historically Black colleges and universities to provide educational programs to offenders who have recently been, or will soon be, released from incarceration, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Shift Back to Society Act of 2016 Introduced in House 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr5644ih/xml/BILLS-114hr5644ih.xml 2016-09-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.