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End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2019

Introduced: October 31, 2019 Introduced by: Watson Coleman, Bonnie Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Dec 18, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Oct 31, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 31, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2019

This bill phases out the use of private prisons and private, for-profit community confinement facilities (e.g., halfway houses) to confine individuals serving terms for federal offenses. It also requires the Bureau of Prisons to provide inmates with counseling about resources in their communities as part of prerelease procedures and certain postrelease information about any fines, assessments, or other penalties connected to their convictions.

What's happening now December 18, 2019

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4970: End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4970/
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"H.R. 4970: End For-Profit Prisons Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4970/.
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H.R. 4970, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4970/.
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