Childhood Offenders Rehabilitation and Safety Act of 2021
Key claim: The bill would restrict federal criminal prosecution of juveniles, require expanded publication of juvenile justice statistics, and authorize federal grants to coordinate state child-welfare and juvenile-justice services.
Abstract
(HR2908 · 117th Congress) Childhood Offenders Rehabilitation and Safety Act of 2021 This bill limits the application of federal criminal law with respect to juvenile offenders, expands the publication of statistics related to juvenile offenders, and authorizes grants to support collaboration between state child-welfare and juvenile-justice agencies to address the needs of children who come into contact with both systems. Latest action (2021-11-09): Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Why this matters
The proposal addresses juveniles’ exposure to federal criminal prosecution and coordination of services for young people involved in both child-welfare and juvenile-justice systems. Its reporting requirements would expand publicly available juvenile justice data, but the bill was not enacted in the 117th Congress and did not itself change prosecution standards or establish the proposed grants.