Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2025
Sen. Grassley and Sen. Whitehouse Introduce Bill to Limit Jail Time for Minors
This bill was recently introduced in the Senate and is currently being reviewed by the Committee on the Judiciary. It is in the early stages of the legislative process and is considered active. There are no upcoming votes scheduled at this time.
Legislative Progress
This bill has strong bipartisan support from senior leaders in both parties and updates a long-standing program that usually gets broad support.
Key Points
Impact Analysis
Personal Impact
Life & Work
The bill requires states to collect data on the sexual orientation of youth in the juvenile justice system for the first time. This data collection could help identify whether LGBTQ youth are overrepresented or treated unfairly in the system, potentially leading to targeted reforms.
“by striking ``gender, race, ethnicity, family income, and disability'' and inserting ``gender, race, ethnicity, religion, family income, disability, national origin, and sexual orientation''”
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Milestones
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Votes
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2025
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