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- H.R.3844
H.R.3844: End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2017
About This Bill
- Introduced Sept. 26, 2017
- Latest Major Action Oct. 4, 2017
- See the four similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - Sept. 26, 2017
Bill Summary
End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to phase out existing contracts with private prison companies and private community confinement facilities. It amends the federal criminal code to require federal employees to perform the core correctional services—housing, safeguarding, protecting, and disciplining of offenders—at correctional facilities used by the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) or the U.S....
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| Oct. 4, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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| Sept. 26, 2017 |
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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| Sept. 26, 2017 |
Introduced in the House by Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.) |