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HR 2371 113th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Correctional facilities and imprisonment Criminal procedure and sentencing

Prisoner Incentive Act of 2013

Introduced: June 13, 2013 Introduced by: Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Jul 15, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jun 13, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 13, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prisoner Incentive Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) allow federal prisoners to earn up to 54 days of credit toward the service of a sentence for each year of the prisoner's sentence imposed by the court if the Bureau of Prisons determines the prisoner has displayed exemplary compliance with institutional disciplinary regulations; and (2) authorize the Bureau to restore credit previously denied to a prisoner, based on such prisoner maintaining good behavior. Makes this Act applicable to each prison sentence that has not been completed before the date of enactment, except any sentence imposed before November 1, 1987.

What's happening now July 15, 2013

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2371: Prisoner Incentive Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2371/
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"H.R. 2371: Prisoner Incentive Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2371/.
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H.R. 2371, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2371/.
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