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Public Safety Act

Introduced: April 17, 2007 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 110th Congress ended
It never became law before the 110th Congress (2007–2008) 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.
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 4, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Apr 17, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 17, 2007
Introduced in House
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 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 services. Defines "core correctional services" as the housing, safeguarding, protecting, and disciplining of persons charged with 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 a facility for nonprofit community correctional confinement (such as halfway houses), confining any person convicted of any offense 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.

What's happening now May 4, 2007

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1890: Public Safety Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1890/
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"H.R. 1890: Public Safety Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1890/.
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H.R. 1890, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1890/.
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