H.R. 961 — Referred from Senate

IIB 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 961 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 24, 2021 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary AN ACT To exempt juveniles from the requirements for suits by prisoners, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Justice for Juveniles Act. 2. Exemption of juveniles from the requirements for suits by prisoners Section 7 of the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (42 U.S.C. 1997e) is amended— (1) in subsection (h), by striking sentenced for, or adjudicated delinquent for, and inserting or sentenced for; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (i) Exemption of juvenile prisoners This section shall not apply to an action pending on the date of enactment of the Justice for Juveniles Act or filed on or after such date if such action is— (1) brought by a prisoner who has not attained 22 years of age; or (2) brought by any prisoner with respect to a prison condition that occurred before the prisoner attained 22 years of age. . 3. Determination of budgetary effects The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage. Passed the House of Representatives June 23, 2021.Cheryl L. Johnson,Clerk