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No Frills Prison Act of 2001

Introduced: February 6, 2001 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) 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 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 16, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Feb 6, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 6, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
No Frills Prison Act of 2001 - Amends Federal criminal code provisions concerning the expenses of prisoners to prohibit the use of money from the Treasury to purchase cable television services or to rent or purchase videocassettes, videocassette recorders, or other audiovisual or electronic equipment used primarily for recreational purposes, with an exception for equipment for inmate training or educational programs.
What's happening now February 16, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
R
Issa, Darrell
California · Nov 27, 2001
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Apr 24, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 458: No Frills Prison Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-458/
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"H.R. 458: No Frills Prison Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-458/.
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H.R. 458, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-458/.
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