Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Summary
The Directly Impacted Child Rehab and Safety Act changes how federal law defines and treats juveniles in the criminal system, raising age thresholds and adding factors like trauma and prior child‑welfare involvement. It also lets the Health and Human Services Secretary award competitive grants to help states coordinate child‑welfare and juvenile‑justice services. The bill requires the Justice Department to publish yearly statistics on children under 18 who are prosecuted or incarcerated by the federal government.
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