HR 2612
115th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Community Reentry Act of 2017
Introduced: May 23, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 26, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
May 23, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 23, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Community Reentry Act of 2017
This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify requirements with respect to the pre-release placement of inmates in residential reentry centers. Specifically, it adds a requirement for the Bureau of Prisons to place a prisoner in a residential reentry center that is within 50 miles of the prisoner's permanent legal address, subject to bed space availability.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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