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116TH CONGRESS REPORT
2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 116-515
JUSTICE FOR JUVENILES ACT
SEPTEMBER 18, 2020.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. NADLER, from the Committee on the Judiciary,
submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany H.R. 5053]
The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill
(H.R. 5053) to exempt juveniles from the requirements for suits by
prisoners, and for other purposes, having considered the same, re-
ports favorably thereon without amendment and recommends that
the bill do pass.
CONTENTS
Page
P urpose an d Sum m ary ........................................................................................... 1
Background and Need for the Legislation ............................................................ 2
H e arin g s ................................................................................................................... 4
C om m ittee C onsideration ....................................................................................... 5
C om m ittee V otes ...................................................................................................... 5
Com m ittee Oversight Findings ............................................................................... 5
New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures and Congressional Budget Of-
fice C ost E stim ate ............................................................................................... 5
Duplication of Federal Program s ........................................................................... 5
Perform ance Goals and Objectives ........................................................................ 5
A dvisory on E arm ark s ............................................................................................ . 6
Section-by-Section A nalysis .................................................................................... 6
Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported ..................................... 6
Purpose and Summary
H.R. 5053, the Justice for Juveniles Act, is a bipartisan bill
that would eliminate the administrative exhaustion requirement
for youth before they may file a lawsuit that alleges violations con-
cerning the conditions of their incarceration. The administrative
grievance procedure, established by the Prison Litigation Reform
Act (PLRA), requires inmates at federal, state, and local facilities
to file administrative complaints through the prison in which they
are detained. Under the proposed bill, youth could initiate legal ac-
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