H.R. 4836 · 116th Congress
Break the Cycle of Violence Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Steven Horsford
- Introduced
- 2019-10-23
- Latest action
- 2019-11-15 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Summary
Break the Cycle of Violence Act
This bill authorizes new grant programs to support violence intervention initiatives.
Specifically, the Bureau of Justice Assistance must award grants for coordinated violence reduction initiatives in units of local government that are disproportionately impacted by gun and group-related violence.
Additionally, the National Institutes of Health must award grants for hospital-based violence intervention programs that reduce the risk of violent injury and retaliation among high-risk patients.