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Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2015

Introduced: September 17, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 5, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Sep 24, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Sep 18, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Sep 17, 2015
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, and Homeland Security, 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.
Sep 17, 2015
Introduced in House
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Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2015

This bill requires federal, state, and local governments and their employees to directly operate and perform core services at adult prisons and detention centers.

The bill reestablishes parole for eligible federal prisoners sentenced on or after January 1, 2017. (The Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 eliminated parole for offenders convicted of federal crimes committed after November 1, 1987.)

It authorizes the United States Parole Commission to: (1) grant or deny a parole application or recommendation; (2) impose conditions on, modify, or revoke parole; and (3) maintain supervision of paroled offenders.

Financial service providers at prisons and detention centers must impose reasonable and proportional fees and charges for money transfer services. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau must establish standards to assess such fees or charges.

The bill directs the Federal Communications Commission to cap prison phone call rates and connection charges, require telecommunications providers to offer collect and debit account call services, restrict commission payments and ancillary service charges, and require correctional facility administrators to allow more than one telecommunications provider.

It eliminates the provision that requires U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to maintain at least 34,000 detention beds. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must establish nationwide alternatives to detention programs and determine detention bed capacity based solely on detention needs.

DHS must conduct annual inspections and routine oversight of detention facilities.

The bill prohibits family detention and requires DHS to establish alternatives to detention programs for detained family units. Also, it prohibits separation of a family to detain a family member, except DHS may detain an alien parent who is dangerous to the community and inadmissible on terrorism-related grounds.


What's happening now October 5, 2015

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

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3638 Related bill Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2015
  • S 2054 Identical bill Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 15
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Sep 29, 2015
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Sep 29, 2015
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Sep 22, 2015
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 22, 2015
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Sep 22, 2015
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 22, 2015
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Sep 17, 2015
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 17, 2015
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Sep 17, 2015
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 17, 2015
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 17, 2015
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Sep 17, 2015
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Sep 17, 2015
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Sep 17, 2015
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Sep 17, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3543: Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3543/
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"H.R. 3543: Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3543/.
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