3.0.0 5070 2022-11-01T05:17:27Z 2022-11-01T05:17:27Z House HR 2019-11-13 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 181 (Wednesday, November 13, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ:H.R. 5070.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H8827]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-11-13T15:00:05Z 2019-11-13 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2019-11-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-11-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress O000172 Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D NY 14 N M001188 Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] Grace Meng D NY 6 2019-11-13 True C001049 Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] WM. CLAY D MO LACY 1 2019-11-13 True T000481 Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13] Rashida Tlaib D MI 13 2019-11-13 True G000586 Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] Jesus Garcia D IL G. 4 2019-11-13 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2019-11-13 True Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing Disability assistance Employee benefits and pensions Food assistance and relief Government lending and loan guarantees Health care coverage and access Licensing and registrations Poverty and welfare assistance Public contracts and procurement Public housing Student aid and college costs Unemployment Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2019-11-13 Introduced in House 2020-04-30T11:19:44Z A Just Society: The Mercy In Re-entry Act

This bill prohibits the denial of federal public benefits to an individual solely on the basis of that individual's criminal conviction (whether under federal, state, tribal, or foreign law).

]]> A Just Society: The Mercy In Re-entry Act Display Title A Just Society: The Mercy In Re-entry Act Official Title as Introduced To provide access to Federal public benefits for individuals with criminal convictions, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced A Just Society: The Mercy In Re-entry Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5070ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5070ih.xml 2019-11-13 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. 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.