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United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2011

Introduced: September 15, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 22 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 21, 2011
Became Public Law No: 112-44.
Oct 21, 2011
Signed by President.
Oct 13, 2011
Presented to President.
Oct 12, 2011
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection.(text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H6841)
Oct 12, 2011
Mr. Smith (TX) asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H6841)
Oct 12, 2011
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 12, 2011
On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection. (text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H6841)
Oct 7, 2011
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Oct 6, 2011
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6351-6352)
Oct 6, 2011
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Oct 6, 2011
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 21, 2011
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Sep 20, 2011
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 415 - 0 (Roll no. 712). (text: CR H6243)
Sep 20, 2011
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 20, 2011
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 415 - 0 (Roll no. 712).(text: CR H6243)
Sep 20, 2011
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6255-6256)
Sep 20, 2011
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Smith (TX) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
Sep 20, 2011
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2944.
Sep 20, 2011
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6243-6244)
Sep 20, 2011
Mr. Smith (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Sep 15, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 15, 2011
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Sep 20, 2011 House · vote #712 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Passed 415–0 See who voted →
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on October 6, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2011 - Extends the United States Parole Commission for two years.

Directs the Commission to report the following with regard to each type of case over which it has jurisdiction for FY2006-FY2011: (1) the number of offenders; (2) the number of hearings, record reviews, and National Appeals Board considerations conducted by the Commission; (3) the number of hearings conducted by the Commission by type of hearing; (4) the number of record reviews conducted by the Commission by type of consideration; (5) the number of warrants issued and executed compared to the number requested; (6) the number of revocation determinations by the Commission; (7) the distribution of initial offenses; (8) the distribution of subsequent offenses; (9) the percentage of offenders paroled or re-paroled compared with the percentage of offenders continued to expiration of sentence; (10) the percentage of cases in which the primary and secondary examiner disagreed on the appropriate disposition of the case, the release conditions to be imposed, or the reasons for the decision; (11) the percentage of revocation and non-revocation hearings in which the offender is accompanied by a representative; (12) the number of administrative appeals and the action of the National Appeals Board in relation to those appeals; and (13) the Commission's annual expenditures for offenders.

Directs the Commission also to report on: (1) the percentage of decisions within, above, or below its decision guidelines for federal initial hearings and federal and D.C. Code revocation hearings; (2) the projected number of federal offenders that will be under its jurisdiction as of October 31, 2014; (3) an estimate of the date on which no federal offenders will remain under its jurisdiction; and (4) its annual expenditures, including travel expenses and the annual salaries of its members and staff for FY2006-FY2011.

What's happening now October 21, 2011

Became Public Law No: 112-44.

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