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Eric Williams Correctional Officer Protection Act of 2015

Introduced: February 11, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 19, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jan 22, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 22, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Eric Williams Correctional Officer Protection Act of 2015

Amends the federal criminal code to require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to issue oleoresin capsicum spray to: (1) any Bureau officer or employee employed in a prison that is not a minimum or low security prison who may respond to an emergency situation in such prison; and (2) such additional prison officers and employees as the Director deems appropriate, subject to specified requirements.

Requires any such officer or employee to complete a training course before being issued such spray and annual training on the use of such spray.

Authorizes Bureau officers and employees issued such spray to use it to reduce acts of violence committed by prisoners and prison visitors against themselves, other prisoners and visitors, and Bureau officers and employees.

Directs the Comptroller General, not later than three years after the date on which the Director begins to issue oleoresin capsicum spray to Bureau officers and employees, to submit to Congress a report that includes: (1) an evaluation of the effectiveness of issuing such spray on reducing crime in such prisons and acts of violence committed by prisoners against themselves and others, (2) an evaluation of the advisability of issuing such spray, and (3) recommendations to improve the safety of Bureau officers and employees in prisons.

What's happening now February 19, 2015

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

 Related & companion bills 4
  • S 467 Related bill CORRECTIONS Act
  • S 2123 Related bill Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015
  • HR 759 Related bill Corrections and Recidivism Reduction Act of 2016
  • S 238 Identical bill Eric Williams Correctional Officer Protection Act of 2015
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 2 Republican 3
D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Apr 12, 2016
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Feb 24, 2016
Abraham, Ralph
· Feb 11, 2016
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Dec 1, 2015
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Nov 3, 2015
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Jun 2, 2015
MacArthur, Thomas
· Apr 14, 2015
Russell, Steve
· Mar 24, 2015
Jenkins, Evan
· Mar 16, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 472: Eric Williams Correctional Officer Protection Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-472/
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"H.R. 472: Eric Williams Correctional Officer Protection Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-472/.
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H.R. 472, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-472/.
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