Juvenile Justice Amendments of 1980
Latest action. Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Juvenile Justice Amendments of 1980 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to include the finding that the juvenile justice system should give additional attention to the problem of the serious juvenile offender, particularly in the areas of apprehension, identification, speedy adjudication, sentencing and rehabilitation. Makes technical and conforming amendments. Defines the term "juvenile detention or correctional facilities" to mean any secure public or private facility used for the lawful custody of accused or adjudicated juvenile offenders or nonoffenders or any public or private facility, secure or nonsecure, which is also used for the lawful custody of accused or convicted adult criminal offenders. Directs the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to review and make recommendations on all joint funding efforts undertaken by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention with member agencies of the Council. Directs the Chairman of the Council to appoint a staff director and assistant director and necessary additional support staff. Requires that each group of appointments for four-year terms to the Council include at least two appointees who are members of a State advisory group established under such Act. Includes, among those programs and techniques for which State plans may allocate a required major portion of formula grant funds: (1) identification, adjudication, and provision of effective institutional and community-based treatment, rehabilitation and other resources for the serious, violent, or chronic repeat juvenile offender; and (2) intensive supervision and treatment for violent juvenile gangs into constructive and lawful outlets. Includes, among those purposes for which the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Office may make grants and contracts for special emphasis prevention and treatment programs, the development and implementation of programs designed to increase the ability of the juvenile justice system to gather information on violent or serious juvenile crime, to assure due process in adjudication, and to provide resources for informed dispositions of juvenile offenders. Limits to "applied" research and evaluation and studies the authority of the National Institute for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to conduct, encourage, and coordinate research and evaluation into any aspect of juvenile delinquency and to prepare studies on its prevention and treatment. Adds "Deputy" to the title of the Associate Administrator for the Institute. Authorizes appropriations through fiscal year 1984 for the Office, the Council, the Institute and related committees and for assistance to State and local programs under such Act. Requires the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration to: (1) maintain at least 20 percent of its total annual appropriations (other than funds for research, evaluation, and statistics) for juvenile delinquency programs, in addition to specified funds appropriated under such Act; and (2) provide an adequate share of research, evaluation, and statistics funding for juvenile delinquency programs. Directs the Associate Administrator of the Office to publish guidelines to implement such requirements. Requires the Administration to allocate a reasonable amount of the total annual appropriations under title II of such Act to plan and implement specified joint interagency programs and projects.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in Senate" stage on March 19, 1980. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on March 19, 1980: Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the Senate
- Passage by the House
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
BIRCH BAYH (D-IN) introduced it on March 19, 1980. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on March 19, 1980, 16976 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 16976 days ago, on March 19, 1980.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- SenateIn committee, no floor vote yet
- HouseAwaits Senate passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers