U.S. Senate · 117th Congress · S. 2477
FAMILIES Act
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to divert certain parents of minor children, expectant parents, and other caregivers from incarceration and into comprehensive programs providing resources, services, and training to those individuals and their families.
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- Sponsor
- Ron WydenD-OR
- Introduced
- July 27, 2021, in the Senate
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (9)
9 Democrats. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Cory A. BookerD-NJ
- Richard J. DurbinD-IL
- Mazie K. HironoD-HI
- Edward J. MarkeyD-MA
- Jeff MerkleyD-OR
- Bernard SandersD-VT
- Raphael G. WarnockD-GA
Signed on later
- Sherrod BrownD-OHAugust 2, 2021
- Richard BlumenthalD-CTSeptember 20, 2021