Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Prison administration

Bill Introduced: S.2141 Advancing FASD Research, Prevention, and Services Act

2007-10-04T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2010 Private Prison Information Act of 2007

2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

A bill to require prisons and other detention facilities holding Federal prisoners or detainees under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and detention facilities are required to do by law.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1943 Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2007

2007-04-19T00:00:00Z

To provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1962 Municipal Illegal Immigration Relief Act of 2007

2007-04-19T00:00:00Z

To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to award competitive grants to units of local government for innovative programs that address expenses incurred in responding to the needs of undocumented immigrants.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1890 Public Safety Act

2007-04-17T00:00:00Z

To ensure that the incarceration of inmates is not provided by private contractors or vendors and that persons charged with or convicted of an offense against the United States shall be housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal, State, or local governments.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1889 Private Prison Information Act of 2007

2007-04-17T00:00:00Z

To require prisons and other correctional facilities holding Federal prisoners under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to do by law.

Bill Introduced: H.R.178 JUSTICE Act of 2007

2007-01-04T00:00:00Z

To reduce the spread of sexually transmited infections in correctional facilities, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.855 Commending the cooperation of important allies in counterterrorist operations, condemning the criticism of such cooperation by the European Parliament, and commending the counterterrorism efforts of the Central Intelligence Agency.

2006-06-07T00:00:00Z

Commending the cooperation of important allies in counterterrorist operations, condemning the criticism of such cooperation by the European Parliament, and commending the counterterrorism efforts of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5217 Municipal Illegal Immigration Relief Act of 2006

2006-04-27T00:00:00Z

Bill Introduced: H.Res.593 Directing the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Attorney General, and requesting the President, to provide certain information to the House of Representatives relating to extraordinary rendition of certain foreign persons.

2005-12-08T00:00:00Z

Directing the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Attorney General, and requesting the President, to provide certain information to the House of Representatives relating to extraordinary rendition of certain foreign persons.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4212 Advancing FASD Research, Prevention, and Services Act

2005-11-02T00:00:00Z

To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4202 Re-Entry Enhancement Act

2005-11-02T00:00:00Z

To encourage successful re-entry of incarcerated persons into the community after release, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.1934 Second Chance Act of 2005

2005-10-27T00:00:00Z

A bill to reauthorize the grant program of the Department of Justice for reentry of offenders into the community, to establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.1722 Advancing FASD Research, Prevention, and Services Act

2005-09-19T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2965 Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2005

2005-06-17T00:00:00Z

To amend title 18, United States Code, to require Federal Prison Industries to compete for its contracts minimizing its unfair competition with private sector firms and their non-inmate workers and empowering Federal agencies to get the best value for taxpayers' dollars, to provide a five-year period during which Federal Prison Industries adjusts to obtaining inmate work opportunities through other than its mandatory source status, to enhance inmate access to remedial and vocational opportunities and other rehabilitative opportunities to better prepare inmates for a successful return to society, to authorize alternative inmate work opportunities in support of non-profit organizations and other public service programs, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2305 Public Safety Act

2005-05-11T00:00:00Z

To ensure that the incarceration of inmates is not provided by private contractors or vendors and that persons charged or convicted of an offense against the United States shall be housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal, State, or local governments.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1806 Private Prison Information Act of 2005

2005-04-21T00:00:00Z

Bill Introduced: H.R.1704 Second Chance Act of 2005

2005-04-19T00:00:00Z

To reauthorize the grant program of the Department of Justice for reentry of offenders into the community, to establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community, and for other purposes.