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S 2169 112th Congress Senate 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: March 7, 2012 Introduced by: McConnell, Mitch Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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Mar 7, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1461)
Mar 7, 2012
Introduced in Senate
 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 March 7, 2012

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1461)

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2