H.R.8319 – Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act
Rep. Mary Scanlon (D-PA-5): Mr. Speaker, this legislation is supported by a bipartisan coalition of groups, including, #cut50, the Campaign for Youth Justice, the Juvenile Law Center, the National Legal Aid and Defender Association, and R Street Institute. These organizations, as well as health and legal experts, acknowledge that simplifying the legal process and making it less complex is consistent with the developmental needs of adolescents.
Therefore, H.R. 5053 was developed as a bipartisan bill to protect young people from abuse in institutions by exempting them from the administrative grievance requirements that stand in the way of their getting relief from abusive practices.
Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in supporting this legislation today, and I yield back the balance of my time.
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee: Mr. Speaker, as a senior member of the Committees on the Judiciary and on Homeland Security, and the Congressional Black Caucus, and as a cosponsor, I rise in strong support of H.R. 5053, the “Justice for Juveniles Act,” introduced by Congresswoman Scanlon which I am proud to cosponsor.
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The proposed legislation is supported by a bipartisan coalition of groups including cut5o, Campaign for Youth Justice, Juvenile Law Center, National Legal Aid & Defender Association, and R Street Institute.
