# 116-hr-8577: Kenneth P. Thompson Civic Justice Corps Act of 2020

116-hr-8577, Kenneth P. Thompson Civic Justice Corps Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8577
- Congress: 116
- Title: Kenneth P. Thompson Civic Justice Corps Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2020-10-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Kenneth P. Thompson Civic Justice Corps Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Justice to award grants to one or more national intermediaries (i.e., nonprofit organizations with experience in programs that deliver education and work experience to certain disadvantaged youth) to develop, implement, and collect data from Civic Justice Corps programs administered by at least ten local subgrantees in specified geographic regions. Such programs shall intentionally recruit and primarily enroll as participants court-involved, previously incarcerated, and otherwise disadvantaged youth and young adults between the ages of 16 and 25, and provide such participants with educational programming and support designed to lead to a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2020-10-30T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-8519: Teaching Asian Pacific American History Act
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## Sources
- [116-hr-8577 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8577)

## Related
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- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-8626: Energy Resilient Communities Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8626)
- [116-hr-8519: Teaching Asian Pacific American History Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8519)
- [116-hr-8402: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Ruth Bader G…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8402)
- [116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8270)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8577 (as of 2025-11-18).