Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Finding Alternatives to Mass Incarceration: Lives Improved by Ending Separation Act of 2021 or the FAMILIES Act This bill establishes a federal statutory framework to divert certain defendants who are parents or caregivers away from prison and probation and into a comprehensive support services program. At the federal level, the bill establishes and provides funds for the comprehensive support services program, or FAMILIES Program. The bill authorizes federal courts to sentence a parent or caregiver to participation in the FAMILIES Program as a condition of supervised release or instead of probation or prison. At the state level, the bill funds grants for states to replicate successful state parenting sentencing alternatives programs that have the potential to keep parents out of prison. The bill also provides funds for a study on the effects of incarceration on children of incarcerated parents and for training district court judges to carry out the FAMILIES Program.
Adult day careAppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthChild care and developmentChild healthChild safety and welfareCongressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentCrime victimsCriminal procedure and sentencingDepartment of JusticeDisability and paralysisDisability assistanceDomestic violence and child abuseDrug, alcohol, tobacco useElementary and secondary educationEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployment and training programsExecutive agency funding and structureFamily relationshipsFood assistance and reliefGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHigher educationInfectious and parasitic diseasesIntergovernmental relationsJudgesJudicial procedure and administrationLaw enforcement administration and fundingLawyers and legal servicesLow- and moderate-income housingMental healthNutrition and dietPoverty and welfare assistanceSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsState and local government operationsWages and earningsWomen's health
FAMILIES Act
USA117th CongressHR-4709| House
| Updated: 11/1/2022
Finding Alternatives to Mass Incarceration: Lives Improved by Ending Separation Act of 2021 or the FAMILIES Act This bill establishes a federal statutory framework to divert certain defendants who are parents or caregivers away from prison and probation and into a comprehensive support services program. At the federal level, the bill establishes and provides funds for the comprehensive support services program, or FAMILIES Program. The bill authorizes federal courts to sentence a parent or caregiver to participation in the FAMILIES Program as a condition of supervised release or instead of probation or prison. At the state level, the bill funds grants for states to replicate successful state parenting sentencing alternatives programs that have the potential to keep parents out of prison. The bill also provides funds for a study on the effects of incarceration on children of incarcerated parents and for training district court judges to carry out the FAMILIES Program.
Adult day careAppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthChild care and developmentChild healthChild safety and welfareCongressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentCrime victimsCriminal procedure and sentencingDepartment of JusticeDisability and paralysisDisability assistanceDomestic violence and child abuseDrug, alcohol, tobacco useElementary and secondary educationEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployment and training programsExecutive agency funding and structureFamily relationshipsFood assistance and reliefGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHigher educationInfectious and parasitic diseasesIntergovernmental relationsJudgesJudicial procedure and administrationLaw enforcement administration and fundingLawyers and legal servicesLow- and moderate-income housingMental healthNutrition and dietPoverty and welfare assistanceSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsState and local government operationsWages and earningsWomen's health