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HR 2985 101th Congress House

Sentencing Option Act of 1989

Official title: To provide for special prisons as a sentencing option.

Introduced: July 24, 1989 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Correctional institutionsCorrectionsCounselingMilitary training
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This bill died when the 101st Congress ended
It never became law before the 101st Congress (1989–1990) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 11, 1989
Clean Bill, H.R. 3446 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in Lieu.
Oct 5, 1989
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 14, 1989
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jul 26, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.
Jul 24, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Jul 24, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 11, 1989

Clean Bill, H.R. 3446 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in Lieu.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Sentencing Option Act of 1989 - Amends the Federal criminal code to authorize the court, in imposing a sentence of between 12 and 16 months' imprisonment, to find a defendant eligible for placement in a disciplinary prison.

Specifies that such prison shall: (1) require inmates to adhere to a highly regimented schedule characteristic of military basic training; and (2) provide to inmates appropriate educational, drug, and other counseling programs.

Credits inmates with four days toward completion of a sentence for each day served in a disciplinary prison.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3446 Procedurally related Shock Incarceration Act of 1990
 Bill text 1 version

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2985: Sentencing Option Act of 1989. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2985/
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"H.R. 2985: Sentencing Option Act of 1989." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2985/.
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