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HR 458 107th Congress House

No Frills Prison Act of 2001

Official title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that Federal prisons may not provide cable television and similar luxuries to their inmates.

Introduced: April 24, 2001 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Arts, Culture, ReligionCable televisionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesEconomics and Public Finance
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ElectronicsEquipment and suppliesFederal aid to law enforcementGovernment Operations and PoliticsMotion picturesPrison administrationPrisonersPrisoners' rightsScience, Technology, CommunicationsVideo gamesVideo tape recording
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
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
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
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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 Latest action February 16, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

 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.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
R
Issa, Darrell
California · Nov 27, 2001
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· Apr 25, 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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