S 2459
114th 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 2016
Introduced: January 21, 2016
Introduced by:
McConnell, Mitch
Republican
· Kentucky
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 21, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S161)
Jan 21, 2016
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2016
This bill amends the federal criminal code to require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Currently, the Director is appointed by the Attorney General.
It also limits the BOP Director to a single term of 10 years.
The incumbent Director may continue to serve for three months after the date of enactment. The President may appoint that individual to be the Director in accordance with the requirements of this Act.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S161)
Committees of jurisdiction
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