House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law

Justice for Juveniles Act

H.R. 5053Introduced Nov 12, 2019Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Sponsor: Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon D-PA

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Where it went

IntroducedNov 12, 2019
Committee actionSep 9, 2020
Passed HouseSep 21, 2020 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Sep 22, 2020 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5053.

Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-515 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on September 18, 2020.
Source: Congress.gov, reported September 18, 2020 ↗
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H.R. 5053, 116th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. SCANLON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 180, November 12, 2019, Page H8784):
Article 1, Section 8
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H.R. 5053, 116th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 10, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 20, 2026
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

20 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 17 Democrats

3 of 20 cosponsors (15%) are from the other party.

Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), David Cicilline (D-RI), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Henry Johnson (D-GA), John Katko (R-NY), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-FL), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), David Trone (D-MD).

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon.

Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania in Congress · PA-5 district

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Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.