# 116-hr-5053: Justice for Juveniles Act

116-hr-5053, Justice for Juveniles Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5053
- Congress: 116
- Title: Justice for Juveniles Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2019-11-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 20
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Justice for Juveniles Act This bill exempts juvenile prisoners (i.e., inmates who are under 22 years of age) from various requirements of the inmate grievance procedure, including the requirement to exhaust administrative remedies before filing a federal lawsuit regarding the condition of their confinement.

## Cosponsors (20)

- Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large] (R-ND), 2019-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] (R-PA), 2019-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2019-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY), 2019-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2019-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2019-11-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2019-11-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2019-11-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2019-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2020-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2020-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2020-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2020-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie [D-FL-26] (D-FL), 2020-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2020-09-14T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1379: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act
- 116-hr-1044: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-5053 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5053)

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