3.0.0 7644 2023-01-11T13:45:55Z 2023-01-11T13:45:55Z House HR 2020-07-16 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 126 (Thursday, July 16, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LEWIS:H.R. 7644.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I of the United States Constitutionand its subsequent amendments, and further clarified andinterpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.[Page H3091]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-07-16T16:03:20Z 2020-07-16 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2020-07-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E636) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2020-07-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-07-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 N Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing Detention of persons Evidence and witnesses Juvenile crime and gang violence Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2020-07-16 Introduced in House 2020-11-02T16:22:37Z Juvenile Incarceration Reduction Act of 2020

This bill limits the use of risk and needs assessment systems in decisions related to juveniles in a criminal law context. (A risk and needs assessment system evaluates, among other things, a particular individual's risk of recidivism after release from prison and what programs may reduce that risk.)

Under the bill, such a system may not be used to determine whether a juvenile may or should be treated as an adult in a criminal proceeding. Such a system may also not be used (1) to determine the recidivism risk of a juvenile charged with a nonviolent offense, or (2) as the sole factor to determine the recidivism risk of a juvenile who has committed an act of juvenile delinquency that would be a felony if committed by an adult.

The bill also prohibits using such a system to (1) determine a juvenile should be taken into custody for an alleged act of juvenile delinquency prior to adjudication; or (2) establish, without additional evidence, a juvenile's eligibility or suitability for a recidivism reduction program.

If such a system is used to determine the recidivism risk of a juvenile who has committed an act of juvenile delinquency that would be a felony if committed by an adult, any evidence established by the system is inadmissible as evidence to establish that the juvenile committed the act in question.

]]> Juvenile Incarceration Reduction Act of 2020 Display Title Juvenile Incarceration Reduction Act of 2020 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the use of risk and needs assessment tools in juvenile incarceration decisions, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Juvenile Incarceration Reduction Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7644ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7644ih.xml 2020-07-16 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 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.