April 22, 1999
Web posted at: 2:41 p.m. EDT (1841 GMT)

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A House Judiciary subcommittee has passed a juvenile justice bill supporters say includes a number of the elements that are particularly relevant given the shootings in a Colorado high school.

The measure passed the panel by voice vote Thursday with a broad spectrum of support ranging from conservative Rep. Bob Barr (R-Georgia) to liberal Rep. Sheila Jackson -Lee, (D-Texas).

The measure is expected to reach the House floor sometime in May. It has been in the works for two years.

The legislation would establish juvenile gun courts for teen offenders. It would provide grant money to help prosecutors deal with drug, gang and youth violence. And would set up an inter-agency information sharing program between the juvenile and criminal justice systems, schools and social service agencies.

Thursday, April 22, 1999

• Clinton discusses school violence with high schoolers
• GOP congressman returns from Belgrade
• Gores to visit Littleton community
• Weston found incompetent to stand trial for Capitol shooting
• Juvenile justice bill passes House subcommittee
• Clinton Administration to push gun control measures
• Poll: More parents worried about school safety
• Mary Rockefeller, former first lady of New York, dead at 91
• Bill addresses health insurance cost
• Clinton picks new chiefs for Army and Marine Corps

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