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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 See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 June 26, 2017

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

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 9
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 19, 2017
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jul 19, 2017
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jul 19, 2017
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jul 19, 2017
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 19, 2017
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jul 19, 2017
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jul 19, 2017
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jul 19, 2017
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jul 19, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2612: Community Reentry Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2612/
MLA
"H.R. 2612: Community Reentry Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2612/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 2612, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2612/.
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[H.R. 2612: Community Reentry Act of 2017](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2612/)
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