Justice for Juveniles Act
This bill exempts juvenile prisoners (i.e., inmates who are under 22 years of age) from various requirements of the inmate grievance procedure, including the requirement to exhaust administrative remedies before filing a federal lawsuit regarding the condition of their confinement.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5053 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5053
To exempt juveniles from the requirements for suits by prisoners, and
for other purposes.
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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
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A BILL
To exempt juveniles from the requirements for suits by prisoners, 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 ``Justice for Juveniles Act''.
SEC. 2. 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--
(1) in subsection (h), by striking ``sentenced for, or
adjudicated delinquent for,'' and inserting ``or sentenced
for''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(i) 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--
``(1) brought by a prisoner who has not attained 22 years
of age; or
``(2) brought by any prisoner with respect to a prison
condition that occurred before the prisoner attained 22 years
of age.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported.
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-515.
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-515.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 415.
Ms. Scanlon moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4570-4571)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5053.
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Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4570)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.