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H.R. 3114: Civic Justice Corps Act of 2011

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H.R. 3114: Civic Justice Corps Act of 2011

112th Congress · introduced 2011-10-06 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-10-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-12] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Civic Justice Corps Act of 2011

Plain summary

Civic Justice Corps Act of 2011 - Directs the Attorney General to award three-year Civic Justice Corps grants to national nonprofit organizations (national intermediaries) that have experience in developing and administering programs to deliver education and work experience to court-involved, formerly incarcerated, and otherwise disadvantaged youth and young adults between the ages of 16 and 25. Requires such organizations to develop, implement, and collect data from Civic Justice Corps programs administered by at least nine local subgrantees in diverse geographic locations. Requires national intermediaries and subgrantees to submit annual reports on performance measures of participant progress.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Civic Justice Corps Act of 2011

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-12] · 1 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-12] reported raising $180,257 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr3114 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112