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HR 1994 108th Congress House

Public Safety Act

Official title: 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 U… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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.

Introduced: May 6, 2003 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement CommerceCorrectional institutionsCorrectional personnelCorrections
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This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 25, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
May 6, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 6, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E879)
May 6, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 25, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Public Safety Act - Prohibits funds provided by the Federal Government to a State or local government for the purpose of providing core correctional services from being used to contract with private contractors or vendors to provide such activities. Defines core correctional services as the housing, safeguarding, protecting, and disciplining of persons charged or convicted of an offense.

Amends the Federal criminal code to require the Bureau of Prisons to provide that: (1) any penal or correctional facility or institution, except for nonprofit community correctional confinement (such as halfway houses), confining any person convicted of offenses against the United States shall be under the direction of the Director of the Bureau and shall be managed and maintained by Federal, State, or local government employees; and (2) the housing, safeguarding, protection, and disciplining of any person charged with or convicted of any offense against the United States (with that exception) shall be conducted and carried out by Federal, State, or local government employees.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 6, 2003
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 6, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1994: Public Safety Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1994/
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"H.R. 1994: Public Safety Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1994/.
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H.R. 1994, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1994/.
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