Justice for Juveniles Act

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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 08:23 Jun 25, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H961.RFS H961 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 HR 961 RFS SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Justice for Juveniles 2 Act’’. 3 SEC. 2. EXEMPTION OF JUVENILES FROM THE REQUIRE- 4 MENTS FOR SUITS BY PRISONERS. 5 Section 7 of the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Per- 6 sons Act (42 U.S.C. 1997e) is amended— 7 (1) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘sentenced 8 for, or adjudicated delinquent for,’’ and inserting 9 ‘‘or sentenced for’’; and 10 (2) by adding at the end the following: 11 ‘‘(i) EXEMPTION OF JUVENILE PRISONERS.—This 12 section shall not apply to an action pending on the date 13 of enactment of the Justice for Juveniles Act or filed on 14 or after such date if such action is— 15 ‘‘(1) brought by a prisoner who has not at- 16 tained 22 years of age; or 17 ‘‘(2) brought by any prisoner with respect to a 18 prison condition that occurred before the prisoner 19 attained 22 years of age.’’. 20 SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 21 The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 22 complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 23 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 24 titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 25 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 08:23 Jun 25, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H961.RFS H961 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 HR 961 RFS by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro- 1 vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 2 vote on passage. 3 Passed the House of Representatives June 23, 2021. Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, Clerk. VerDate Sep 11 2014 08:23 Jun 25, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H961.RFS H961 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS