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H.R. 2197: Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support, and Education Act

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H.R. 2197: Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support, and Education Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-05-01 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-05-01 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] · 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.

What does this mean?

Official title

Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support, and Education Act

Plain summary

Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support, and Education Act or the Youth PROMISE Act Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to establish a PROMISE Advisory Panel to assist the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in: (1) assessing and developing standards and evidence-based and promising practices to prevent juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity, and (2) collecting data in designated geographic areas to assess the needs and existing resources for juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention. Authorizes the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to award grants to local governments and Indian tribes to: (1) plan and assess evidence-based and promising practices for juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention, especially for at-risk youth; and (2) implement PROMISE plans, developed by local PROMISE Coordinating Councils (PCCs), for coordinating and supporting the delivery of juvenile delinquency and gang prevention and intervention programs in local communities and Indian tribes. Establishes a National Research Center for Proven Juvenile Justice Practices to provide PCCs and the public with research and other information about evidence-based practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang prevention or intervention. Directs the Office to award grants to institutions of higher education to serve as regional research partners with PCCs that are located in the same geographic region as the educational institution.

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Official text

Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support, and Education Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] · 54 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Betty McCollum (D-MN), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Julia Brownley (D-CA), John B. Larson (D-CT), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Judy Chu (D-CA), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Mark Takano (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Kathy Castor (D-FL)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] reported raising $882,179 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr2197 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114