H.R. 83: Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2011
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H.R. 83: Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-01-05 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-01-05 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2011
Plain summary
Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2011 - Amends the Omnnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to: (1) allow the use of juvenile accountability block grants for bullying prevention and intervention programs; (2) require the Attorney General to establish voluntary guidelines for use by states and local governments in developing such programs; and (3) authorize appropriations for FY2012-FY2016 for the juvenile accountability block grant program.
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Official text
Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2011
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · 64 cosponsors
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James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Al Green (D-TX), Steve Cohen (D-TN), André Carson (D-IN), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), John Garamendi (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), John B. Larson (D-CT), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA) and 4 more.
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- Authorization
- A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr83.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr83 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112