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PREP Act

Introduced: May 16, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jun 11, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
May 9, 2019
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 9, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Promoting Reentry Through Education in Prisons Act of 2019 or the PREP Act

This bill establishes, within the Bureau of Prisons, an Office of Correctional Education. The office must provide educational services to incarcerated individuals in federal prisons and correctional institutions.

What's happening now June 26, 2019

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1337 Identical bill PREP Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 15
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Sep 10, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 3, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 21, 2019
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · May 20, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · May 20, 2019
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · May 16, 2019
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 16, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · May 16, 2019
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · May 16, 2019
LEWIS, JOHN
· May 16, 2019
Richmond, Cedric
· May 16, 2019
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 16, 2019
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · May 16, 2019
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · May 16, 2019
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · May 15, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 14, 2019
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · May 9, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2635: PREP Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2635/
MLA
"H.R. 2635: PREP Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2635/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 2635, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2635/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 2635: PREP Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2635/)
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