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S. 3155 - Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2008

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Summary:
A bill to reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes. (by CRS) 
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The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar. 
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Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2008

S. 3155 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary
A bill to reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2008
  • Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2008
Sponsor
Patrick Leahy
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Criminal justice
  • Authorization
  • Budgets
  • Children
  • Civil rights
  • Community-based corrections
  • Crime prevention
  • Criminal statistics
  • Discrimination in criminal justice administration
  • Dropouts
  • Drug abuse
  • Drug abuse treatment
  • Drugs and youth
  • Education
  • Elementary and secondary education
  • Employee training
  • Federal aid to law enforcement
  • Juvenile delinquency
  • Medical care
  • Medical screening
  • Medicine
  • Mental health services
  • Mentoring
  • Prison alternatives
  • Prisoners
  • Recruiting of employees
  • Rehabilitation of criminals
  • Runaway children
Related Bills
    Major Actions
    Introduced6/18/2008
    Referred to Committee
    Bill History

    There have been no votes on this bill.

    ActionDateDescription
    Introduced6/18/2008
    6/18/2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5761-5762)
    6/18/2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
    Put on a legislative calendar7/31/2008Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
    9/18/2008Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-472. Additional and Minority views filed.
    Put on a legislative calendar9/18/2008Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1033.
    NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus
    64 Organizations Supported and 0 Opposed; See Which Ones
    64 Organizations Supported and 0 Opposed; See Which Ones

    Organizations that took a position on
    Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2008

    64 organizations supported this bill

    Alliance for Children and Families
    (n.d.). Re: Reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Retrieved n.d., from .
    American Academy of Child and Adolescent Pyschiatry
    (n.d.). Dear Chairman Leahy and Senator Specter:. Retrieved n.d., from .
    American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
    (n.d.). Re: Reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Retrieved n.d., from .
    American Bar Association
    (n.d.). Dear Chairman Leahy and Senator Specter:. Retrieved n.d., from .
    American Civil Liberties Union
    (n.d.). Re: ACLU Applauds Reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2008. Retrieved n.d., from .
    American Counseling Association
    (n.d.). Re: Reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Retrieved n.d., from .
    American Friends Service Committee
    (n.d.). Dear Senator Graham,. Retrieved n.d., from .
    American Group Psychotherapy Association
    (n.d.). Re: Reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Retrieved n.d., from .
    American Humane Association
    (n.d.). Dear Senator Leahy:. Retrieved n.d., from .
    American Legion
    (n.d.). Key Bills in Congress. Retrieved n.d., from .
    American Psychiatric Association
    (n.d.). Re: Reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Anxiety Disorders Association of America
    (n.d.). Re: Reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Association for the Advancement of Psychology
    (n.d.). Re: Reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
    (n.d.). Re: Reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Boys Town
    (n.d.). Dear Senator [insert last name of legislator],. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Campaign for Youth Justice
    (n.d.). REAUTHORIZE AND STRENGTHEN THE JJDPA NOW!!!. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Catholic Charities USA
    (n.d.). July 16, 2008. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Center For Children's Law and Policy
    (n.d.). Juvenile Justice Organizations and Advocates Applaud Senate Judiciary Members on the Approval of Strong JJDPA Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Child Welfare League of America
    (n.d.). Dear Senator Kennedy:. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
    (n.d.). Re: Reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Church of Scientology
    (n.d.). Dear Senator Graham,. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Clinical Social Work Association
    (n.d.). Re: Reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Coalition for Juvenile Justice
    (n.d.). Juvenile Justice Organizations and Advocates Applaud Senate Judiciary Members on the Approval of Strong JJDPA Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators
    (n.d.). Juvenile Justice Organizations and Advocates Applaud Senate Judiciary Members on the Approval of Strong JJDPA Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
    (n.d.). Re: Reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Disciples Justice Action Network
    (n.d.). Dear Senator Graham,. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Eating Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy & Action
    (n.d.). Re: Reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Fight Crime: Invest in Kids
    (n.d.). Dear Senators:. Retrieved n.d., from .
    General Board of Church and Society of The United Methodist Church
    (n.d.). Dear Senator,. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Girls Incorporated
    (n.d.). Dear Senator Kennedy:. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Human Rights Watch
    (n.d.). Re: Human Rights Watch Supports S. 3155, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2008 . Retrieved n.d., from .
    International CURE
    (n.d.). Dear Senator Graham,. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Justice Policy Institute
    (n.d.). Dear Chairman Leahy and Senator Specter:. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Mennonite Central Committee
    (n.d.). Dear Senator,. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Mental Health America
    (n.d.). Re: Reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd
    (n.d.). Dear Senator Graham,. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Alliance of Faith and Justice
    (n.d.). Dear Senator Graham,. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Alliance on Mental Illness
    (n.d.). Re: Reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Association for Children’s Behavioral Health
    (n.d.). Re: Reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
    (n.d.). RE: NAACP SUPPORT FOR S. 3155, THE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Directors
    (n.d.). Re: Reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems
    (n.d.). Re: Reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Association of School Psychologists
    (n.d.). Re: Reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Association of Social Workers
    (n.d.). Re: Reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Center for Youth Law
    (n.d.). Dear Senator Feinstein. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
    (n.d.). Public Policy Update Newsletter: July 10, 2008. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Council of La Raza
    (n.d.). Juvenile Justice Organizations and Advocates Applaud Senate Judiciary Members on the Approval of Strong JJDPA Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Council on Crime and Delinquency
    (n.d.). The Honorable Patrick Leahy. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Disability Rights Network
    (n.d.). Re: Reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health
    (n.d.). Re: Reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Coalition
    (n.d.). Re: In Support of S. 3155, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Juvenile Justice Network
    (n.d.). Re: National Juvenile Justice Network. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
    (n.d.). Dear Senators Leahy, Specter and Kohl:. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Partnership for Safety and Justice
    (n.d.). Dear Senator Smith:. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Pretrial Justice Institute
    (n.d.). Dear Senator Leahy:. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Sentencing Project
    (n.d.). Dear Chairman Leahy and Senator Specter:. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Sojourners
    (n.d.). Dear Senator Graham,. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Suicide Prevention Action Network USA
    (n.d.). Re: Reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Retrieved n.d., from .
    The American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.
    (n.d.). Re: Reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Therapeutic Communities of America
    (n.d.). Re: Reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc.
    (n.d.). Re: Reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
    (n.d.). Dear Senator Graham,. Retrieved n.d., from .
    United Church of Christ, Justice and Witness Ministries
    (n.d.). Dear Senator Graham,. Retrieved n.d., from .
    United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association
    (n.d.). Re: Reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Retrieved n.d., from .

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    Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 110th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
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    Contributions by Legislator

    Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported    		$ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    Daniel K. AkakaDHI$192,240$0
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$597,300$0
    Alan Wayne AllardRCO$6,000$0
    John BarrassoRWY$181,657$0
    Max BaucusDMT$841,162$0
    Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$1,358,605$0
    Bob BennettRUT$163,326$0
    Joe BidenDDE$2,214,772$0
    Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$539,525$0
    Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$577,754$0
    Barbara BoxerDCA$1,775,552$0
    Sherrod BrownDOH$1,682,689$0
    Sam BrownbackRKS$138,301$0
    Jim BunningRKY$324,797$0
    Richard BurrRNC$769,804$0
    Robert ByrdDWV$260,076$0
    Maria CantwellDWA$1,321,397$0
    Ben CardinDMD$1,228,574$0
    Tom CarperDDE$374,478$0
    Bob CaseyDPA$3,345,585$0
    Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$952,061$0
    Hillary ClintonDNY$5,076,383$0
    Tom CoburnROK$303,197$0
    William Thad CochranRMS$227,864$0
    Norm ColemanRMN$1,009,015$0
    Susan CollinsRME$537,230$0
    Gaylord Kent ConradDND$549,503$0
    Bob CorkerRTN$900,004$0
    John CornynRTX$1,663,308$0
    Larry CraigRID$36,500$0
    Mike CrapoRID$183,864$0
    Jim DeMintRSC$808,104$0
    Chris DoddDCT$775,302$0
    Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$701,495$0
    Pete DomeniciRNM$134,100$0
    Byron DorganDND$373,451$0
    Dick DurbinDIL$1,806,902$0
    John EnsignRNV$417,695$0
    Mike EnziRWY$95,851$0
    Russ FeingoldDWI$891,474$0
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$756,091$0
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$1,345,062$0
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$490,336$0
    Judd GreggRNH$165,387$0
    Chuck HagelRNE$74,750$0
    Tom HarkinDIA$805,736$0
    Orrin HatchRUT$535,044$0
    Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$903,934$0
    Jim InhofeROK$198,181$0
    Dan InouyeDHI$299,594$0
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$738,311$0
    Tim JohnsonDSD$364,715$0
    Ted KennedyDMA$1,146,098$0
    John KerryDMA$462,939$0
    Amy KlobucharDMN$1,056,937$0
    Herb KohlDWI$500$0
    Jon KylRAZ$1,015,048$0
    Mary LandrieuDLA$1,348,899$0
    Frank LautenbergDNJ$884,232$0
    Patrick LeahyDVT$555,529$0
    Carl LevinDMI$776,747$0
    Joe LiebermanICT$1,349,066$0
    Blanche LincolnDAR$588,445$0
    Dick LugarRIN$397,240$0
    Mel MartinezRFL$1,269,483$0
    John McCainRAZ$159,575$0
    Claire McCaskillDMO$1,527,613$0
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$1,163,483$0
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$2,231,319$0
    Barbara MikulskiDMD$384,737$0
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$333,704$0
    Patty MurrayDWA$880,155$0
    Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$541,160$0
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$2,561,406$0
    Barack ObamaDIL$2,563,595$0
    Mark PryorDAR$696,646$0
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$425,293$0
    Harry ReidDNV$1,414,674$0
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$312,628$0
    John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$818,224$0
    Ken SalazarDCO$1,690,410$0
    Bernie SandersIVT$188,843$0
    Chuck SchumerDNY$1,266,288$0
    Jeff SessionsRAL$465,789$0
    Richard ShelbyRAL$734,024$0
    Gordon SmithROR$610,835$0
    Olympia SnoweRME$226,960$0
    Arlen SpecterDPA$2,906,176$0
    Debbie StabenowDMI$1,510,314$0
    Ted StevensRAK$287,791$0
    John SununuRNH$324,739$0
    Jon TesterDMT$519,931$0
    John ThuneRSD$605,252$0
    David VitterRLA$831,732$0
    George VoinovichROH$789,815$0
    John WarnerRVA$1,500$0
    Jim WebbDVA$618,646$0
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$776,958$0
    Roger WickerRMS$487,930$0
    Ron WydenDOR$337,207$0

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    		NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported    		$ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    		Daniel K. AkakaDHI$192,240$0
    		Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$597,300$0
    		Alan Wayne AllardRCO$6,000$0
    		John BarrassoRWY$181,657$0
    		Max BaucusDMT$841,162$0
    		Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$1,358,605$0
    		Bob BennettRUT$163,326$0
    		Joe BidenDDE$2,214,772$0
    		Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$539,525$0
    		Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$577,754$0
    		Barbara BoxerDCA$1,775,552$0
    		Sherrod BrownDOH$1,682,689$0
    		Sam BrownbackRKS$138,301$0
    		Jim BunningRKY$324,797$0
    		Richard BurrRNC$769,804$0
    		Robert ByrdDWV$260,076$0
    		Maria CantwellDWA$1,321,397$0
    		Ben CardinDMD$1,228,574$0
    		Tom CarperDDE$374,478$0
    		Bob CaseyDPA$3,345,585$0
    		Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$952,061$0
    		Hillary ClintonDNY$5,076,383$0
    		Tom CoburnROK$303,197$0
    		William Thad CochranRMS$227,864$0
    		Norm ColemanRMN$1,009,015$0
    		Susan CollinsRME$537,230$0
    		Gaylord Kent ConradDND$549,503$0
    		Bob CorkerRTN$900,004$0
    		John CornynRTX$1,663,308$0
    		Larry CraigRID$36,500$0
    		Mike CrapoRID$183,864$0
    		Jim DeMintRSC$808,104$0
    		Chris DoddDCT$775,302$0
    		Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$701,495$0
    		Pete DomeniciRNM$134,100$0
    		Byron DorganDND$373,451$0
    		Dick DurbinDIL$1,806,902$0
    		John EnsignRNV$417,695$0
    		Mike EnziRWY$95,851$0
    		Russ FeingoldDWI$891,474$0
    		Dianne FeinsteinDCA$756,091$0
    		Lindsey GrahamRSC$1,345,062$0
    		Chuck GrassleyRIA$490,336$0
    		Judd GreggRNH$165,387$0
    		Chuck HagelRNE$74,750$0
    		Tom HarkinDIA$805,736$0
    		Orrin HatchRUT$535,044$0
    		Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$903,934$0
    		Jim InhofeROK$198,181$0
    		Dan InouyeDHI$299,594$0
    		Johnny IsaksonRGA$738,311$0
    		Tim JohnsonDSD$364,715$0
    		Ted KennedyDMA$1,146,098$0
    		John KerryDMA$462,939$0
    		Amy KlobucharDMN$1,056,937$0
    		Herb KohlDWI$500$0
    		Jon KylRAZ$1,015,048$0
    		Mary LandrieuDLA$1,348,899$0
    		Frank LautenbergDNJ$884,232$0
    		Patrick LeahyDVT$555,529$0
    		Carl LevinDMI$776,747$0
    		Joe LiebermanICT$1,349,066$0
    		Blanche LincolnDAR$588,445$0
    		Dick LugarRIN$397,240$0
    		Mel MartinezRFL$1,269,483$0
    		John McCainRAZ$159,575$0
    		Claire McCaskillDMO$1,527,613$0
    		Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$1,163,483$0
    		Bob MenéndezDNJ$2,231,319$0
    		Barbara MikulskiDMD$384,737$0
    		Lisa MurkowskiRAK$333,704$0
    		Patty MurrayDWA$880,155$0
    		Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$541,160$0
    		Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$2,561,406$0
    		Barack ObamaDIL$2,563,595$0
    		Mark PryorDAR$696,646$0
    		John "Jack" ReedDRI$425,293$0
    		Harry ReidDNV$1,414,674$0
    		Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$312,628$0
    		John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$818,224$0
    		Ken SalazarDCO$1,690,410$0
    		Bernie SandersIVT$188,843$0
    		Chuck SchumerDNY$1,266,288$0
    		Jeff SessionsRAL$465,789$0
    		Richard ShelbyRAL$734,024$0
    		Gordon SmithROR$610,835$0
    		Olympia SnoweRME$226,960$0
    		Arlen SpecterDPA$2,906,176$0
    		Debbie StabenowDMI$1,510,314$0
    		Ted StevensRAK$287,791$0
    		John SununuRNH$324,739$0
    		Jon TesterDMT$519,931$0
    		John ThuneRSD$605,252$0
    		David VitterRLA$831,732$0
    		George VoinovichROH$789,815$0
    		John WarnerRVA$1,500$0
    		Jim WebbDVA$618,646$0
    		Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$776,958$0
    		Roger WickerRMS$487,930$0
    		Ron WydenDOR$337,207$0

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    		$ Donated
    		Attorneys & law firms$68,270,072
    		Physicians$9,546,628
    		Psychiatrists & psychologists$1,289,012
    		Other non-physician health practitioners$1,222,111
    		Minority/Ethnic Groups$1,211,093
    		Children's rights$869,145
    		Welfare & Social Work$530,955
    		Health & welfare policy$515,981
    		Churches, clergy & religious organizations$392,669
    		Defense policy, hawks$193,087
    		Human Rights$19,800

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