[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2865 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2865

  To establish a grant program to incentivize States to reduce prison 
                  populations, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 21, 2019

  Mr. Cardenas (for himself, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Watson 
Coleman, Mr. Payne, Mr. Cohen, Mrs. Demings, Ms. Moore, Mr. Johnson of 
   Georgia, and Mr. Trone) introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To establish a grant program to incentivize States to reduce prison 
                  populations, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Reverse Mass Incarceration Act of 
2019''.

SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Street Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:

       ``PART OO--STATE PRISON POPULATION REDUCTION GRANT PROGRAM

``SEC. 3051. GRANT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) In General.--The Attorney General may make grants to States 
to assist States in reducing crime rates and incarcerations.
    ``(b) Eligibility.--A State shall be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section if the State demonstrates that, during the 3-year 
period preceding the application for a grant under this section--
            ``(1) the total number of individuals incarcerated in 
        correctional or detention facilities in the State was reduced 
        by not less than 7 percent; and
            ``(2) the rate of crime within the State did not increase 
        by more than 3 percent.
    ``(c) Application.--An eligible State seeking a grant under this 
section shall submit to the Attorney General an application in such 
form and manner and at such time as the Attorney General requires, 
which shall include a clear methodology based on population size and 
other factors.
    ``(d) Use of Grant Funds.--A grant awarded under this section shall 
be used by a State to implement evidence-based programs designed to 
reduce crime rates and incarcerations.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1001(a) of title I of 
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3793(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(28) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part OO 
$2,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2029.''.
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