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HR 61 111th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Correctional facilities and imprisonment Criminal procedure and sentencing Violent crime

Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2009

Introduced: January 6, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 9, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jan 6, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 6, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2009- Amends the federal criminal code to direct the Bureau of Prisons, pursuant to a good time policy, to release a prisoner who has served one half or more of his or her term of imprisonment if that prisoner: (1) has attained age 45; (2) has never been convicted of a crime of violence; and (3) has not engaged in any violation, involving violent conduct, of institutional disciplinary regulations.

What's happening now February 9, 2009

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

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Oct 29, 2009
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Oct 29, 2009
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 29, 2009
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 2, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 61: Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-61/
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"H.R. 61: Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-61/.
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H.R. 61, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-61/.
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