# 114-hr-3782: Prohibiting Detention of Youth Status Offenders Act of 2015

114-hr-3782, Prohibiting Detention of Youth Status Offenders Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3782
- Congress: 114
- Title: Prohibiting Detention of Youth Status Offenders Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Introduced: 2015-10-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Prohibiting Detention of Youth Status Offenders Act of 2015 This bill amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, with respect to the detention of a juvenile status offender (a juvenile arrested for an offense that would not be a crime if committed by an adult) who violates a valid court order, to require the court placing such juvenile in detention to issue a written order that: (1) identifies the valid court order that has been violated; (2) specifies the factual basis for determining that there is reasonable cause to believe that the juvenile has violated such order; (3) includes findings of fact to support a determination that there is no appropriate less restrictive alternative available to placing the juvenile in a secure detention or correctional facility, with due consideration to the best interest of the juvenile; (4) specifies the length of time, not to exceed three days, that the juvenile may remain in such facility and includes a plan for the juvenile's release; and (5) may not be renewed or extended. It provides that a juvenile status offender may only be detained once in any six-month period. The bill eliminates, not later than one year after the enactment of this Act, the use of valid court orders to provide secure lockup of juvenile status offenders.

## Cosponsors (15)

- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-MD), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- LUIS GUTIERREZ (D-IL), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2015-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY), 2015-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2015-11-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2015-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2016-02-10T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-3782 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3782)

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