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HR 4081 113th Congress House

To prohibit funds made available to the Department of Education or the Department of Justice from being used to provide postsecondary courses in prisons.

Introduced: February 25, 2014 See on congress.gov
Education AppropriationsCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentDepartment of EducationDepartment of Justice
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This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 13, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Mar 20, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Feb 25, 2014
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 25, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 13, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits funds made available to the Department of Education or the Department of Justice (DOJ) from being used to provide postsecondary courses to inmates in federal or state prisons.

 Bill text 1 version

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4081: To prohibit funds made available to the Department of Education or the Department of Justice from being used to provide postsecondary courses in prisons.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4081/
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"H.R. 4081: To prohibit funds made available to the Department of Education or the Department of Justice from being used to provide postsecondary courses in prisons.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4081/.
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H.R. 4081, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4081/.
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[H.R. 4081: To prohibit funds made available to the Department of Education or the Department of Justice from being used to provide postsecondary courses in prisons.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4081/)
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