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S 3588 115th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement

PREP Act

Introduced: October 11, 2018 Introduced by: Schatz, Brian Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 11, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Promoting Reentry Through Education in Prisons Act of 2018 or the PREP Act

This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish, within the Bureau of Prisons, an Office of Federal Correctional Education to promote educational services for federal criminal offenders.

What's happening now October 11, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3588: PREP Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3588/
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"S. 3588: PREP Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3588/.
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S. 3588, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3588/.
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