A bill to provide seed money to States and communities to match, on a volunteer basis, nonviolent criminal offenders and welfare families with churches that volunteer to offer assistance, and for other purposes.
Community Partnership Act - Directs the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to jointly establish a State grant program for an information network for matching nonviolent criminal offenders and, on a voluntary basis, welfare families as well, with churches, synagogues, and other religious groups. Authorizes appropriations, earmarking a specified amount for information clearinghouses at the Departments of Justice and of HHS, respectively, to assist States in carrying out such programs.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12716-12718)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
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