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HR 4730 112th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Correctional facilities and imprisonment Department of Justice Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials

Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2012

Introduced: April 25, 2012 Introduced by: Huizenga, Bill Republican · Michigan See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 18, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Apr 25, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 25, 2012
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2012 - Amends the federal criminal code to require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to be appointed by the President (currently, by the Attorney General), with the advice and consent of the Senate.

What's happening now May 18, 2012

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

 Committees of jurisdiction 2