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HR 215 106th Congress House

District of Columbia Prison Safety Act

Official title: To provide discretion to the Director of the Bureau of Prisons in the transfer of District of Columbia inmates to private contract facilities.

Introduced: January 6, 1999 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics CommerceCrime and Law EnforcementDistrict of ColumbiaFederal-city relations
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jan 20, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on District of Columbia.
Jan 19, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E65-66)
Jan 7, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E32)
Jan 6, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Jan 6, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 20, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on District of Columbia.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

District of Columbia Prison Safety Act - Amends the District of Columbia Code, as amended by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, to change from mandatory to discretionary the authority of the Bureau of Prisons to house specified numbers and percentages of District of Columbia felons in private contract facilities by certain dates.

Changes the number of sentenced felons to be so housed by December 31, 1999, from 2,000 to up to 2,000 (thus allowing for the transfer of fewer than 2,000 sentenced felons to private contract facilities by that date).

Changes the percentage of the sentenced felon population to be so housed by September 30, 2003, from 50 percent to up to 50 percent (thus allowing for the transfer of a lower percentage of the sentenced felon population to private contract facilities by that date).

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 215: District of Columbia Prison Safety Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-215/
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