Break the Cycle of Violence Act
Sponsored By: Senator Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would create a federal effort to scale and coordinate community-based violence intervention while pairing it with workforce programs to connect 'opportunity youth' to jobs and training in places with high homicides.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Job training grants for opportunity youth
If enacted, the Department of Labor would award IMPACT grants for year‑round job training and workforce services targeted to "opportunity youth" aged 16 through not yet 25 who are not in school or work. Grants would follow WIOA program elements and go to community nonprofits, Tribes, apprenticeship programs, community colleges, and eligible local governments. The bill would authorize $1.5 billion for these grants for FY2026–FY2033, available until spent through FY2033. Programs must report participant outcomes like entry to training, school enrollment changes, employment, and weekly earnings. The bill defines "basic skills deficient" as about an 8th‑grade or lower standard test level or inability to perform needed English or computing tasks.
Grants to community violence programs
If enacted, HHS would run a new competitive grant program to fund community-based violence intervention work. Congress would authorize $300 million for FY2026, $500 million for FY2027, and $700 million each year for FY2028–FY2033 for the program. Grants must favor community groups and local plans that reduce violence without increasing incarceration; local governments could get no more than 15% of annual funds and must pass at least 75% of their grant to community organizations or non‑law‑enforcement public agencies. The bill would set a default federal share of 90% of project costs (with some exemptions and a possible waiver up to 100% for local governments) and let HHS reserve portions of funds for training, evaluation, and supplemental awards. HHS would also create an Office of Community Violence Intervention, a National Community Violence Response Center, and an advisory committee to guide grant design and research. The bill would express Congress's view that States may consider using Crime Victims Fund money for these community programs, but that guidance would not require States to act.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
NJ • D
Cosponsors
Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE]
DE • D
Sponsored 6/28/2025
Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
CT • D
Sponsored 6/28/2025
Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
DE • D
Sponsored 6/28/2025
Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
CT • D
Sponsored 6/28/2025
Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/28/2025
Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
VT • I
Sponsored 6/28/2025
Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
MA • D
Sponsored 6/28/2025
Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
MN • D
Sponsored 6/28/2025
Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
MA • D
Sponsored 6/28/2025
Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
IL • D
Sponsored 6/28/2025
Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
WI • D
Sponsored 6/28/2025
Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
OR • D
Sponsored 6/28/2025
Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
NY • D
Sponsored 6/28/2025
Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
HI • D
Sponsored 6/28/2025
Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
RI • D
Sponsored 6/28/2025
Charles Schumer
NY • D
Sponsored 6/28/2025
Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
RI • D
Sponsored 6/28/2025
Amy Klobuchar
MN • D
Sponsored 7/14/2025
Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
IL • D
Sponsored 7/14/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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